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Scurrilous

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10. Hamas says Egypt to extend Rafah border hours
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 05:33 PM
Jul 2012
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh says Cairo will allow traffic of up to 1,500 Palestinians a day through border crossing

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4261454,00.html

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"Egypt has agreed to keep the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip open for a full 12 hours every day, Hamas PM said on Saturday, signaling a further shift in Cairo's stance since the election of a Muslim Brotherhood head of state in Egypt.

Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, said that in addition to allowing the border to remain open an extra four hours, Egypt agreed to increase the number of Palestinians allowed to cross by about a third, to 1,500 a day.

An Egyptian official confirmed the decision, but added that it would take time before the crossing was ready to handle the increased traffic.

It will be the first time the Rafah crossing will be open for so many hours since 2005."
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