Palestinian NGOs and rights groups are calling on Hamas to reopen the only foot crossing into Israel, after the terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip closed it following an assassination of one of its top military leaders.
Hamas shut the Erez crossing into Israel on Sunday after blaming the Jewish state for assassinating Mazen Faqha, 38, in his home last Friday.
Reports say Hamas are continuing to search for the alleged assassins, who they believe remain in Gaza.
Hamas security forces stand guard at Erez border crossing into Israel, in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2017. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
The Palestinian NGOs Network, a coalition of more than 100 charities and rights groups, are demanding the “lifting of restrictions and restrictive measures which violate human rights,” a statement says.
“Security goals should not come at the expense of human rights,” it adds.
–AFP
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