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Thursday, March 30, 2017
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
UN calls on Hamas to reopen Israel border crossing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Nations is accusing Gaza’s Hamas rulers of endangering their own people by closing the territory’s main crossing with Israel.
Hamas imposed the lockdown in the wake of a mysterious killing of a senior Hamas commander last week. It has accused Israel of being behind the killing.
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA says the measures are “negatively impacting already vulnerable sectors in Gaza.”
The agency says dozens of people have missed hard-to-get medical appointments in Israel or the West Bank, while international consultants have been unable to enter Gaza to work on development projects.
Hamas says the measures will remain in place until further notice.
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