Thousands of Palestinians protest Gaza siege
Source: Ynetnews, 06-06-2008
Thousands of Palestinians, most of them Hamas supporters, marched to the Rafah crossing on Friday to protest the ongoing Gaza Strip siege."This is a warning, and the last plea - Gaza will not accept anymore closures," Hamas official Ashraf Abu Daya said. However, Hamas security officers prevented the protesters from approaching the border fence.
The protest was held in the framework of a series of demonstrations near the Gaza crossings in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Egypt deployed hundreds of riot police along the border with the Gaza, fearing Palestinian protestors may try to storm the Rafah crossing, security officials said.
One official said 500 policemen as well as scores of border guards were deployed at the Rafah border crossing and along a concrete wall separating Sinai and the coastal strip.
"Hundreds of Palestinians are starting to gather in front of the main gate of the crossing on the Palestinian side demanding it to be opened," the official told Reuters on a customary condition of anonymity.
Another security official put the number of policemen at around 1,000, along with 500 border guards. However, as noted, the Egyptian forces remained workless after Hamas forces prevented protestors from getting close to the fence.
Thousands of Palestinians, most of them Hamas supporters, marched to the Rafah crossing on Friday to protest the ongoing Gaza Strip siege."This is a warning, and the last plea - Gaza will not accept anymore closures," Hamas official Ashraf Abu Daya said. However, Hamas security officers prevented the protesters from approaching the border fence.
The protest was held in the framework of a series of demonstrations near the Gaza crossings in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Egypt deployed hundreds of riot police along the border with the Gaza, fearing Palestinian protestors may try to storm the Rafah crossing, security officials said.
One official said 500 policemen as well as scores of border guards were deployed at the Rafah border crossing and along a concrete wall separating Sinai and the coastal strip.
"Hundreds of Palestinians are starting to gather in front of the main gate of the crossing on the Palestinian side demanding it to be opened," the official told Reuters on a customary condition of anonymity.
Another security official put the number of policemen at around 1,000, along with 500 border guards. However, as noted, the Egyptian forces remained workless after Hamas forces prevented protestors from getting close to the fence.
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