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The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood condemns President Mubarak's refusal to open the Rafah crossing to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Farid Ismail, a Brethren opposition deputy in Egypt's parliament, said Cairo's insistence not to open the crossing is aimed to pressure the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, which runs the coastal strip.
Rafah is the only way to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip because the other border crossings are under Israeli control and permit nothing into Gaza, Ismail noted.
The lawmaker said Egyptian authorities have installed advanced security cameras and identification devices in Rafah to share intelligence with Israel.
Cairo's move to keep Rafah closed continues despite warnings by the UN and other international aid organizations of dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza during and following a 23-day Israeli offensive.
The Israeli attack on the impoverished strip began on December 27, killing at least 1,330 people --460 of whom children-- in ceaseless airstrikes and tank shellfire.
The Israeli attack on the impoverished strip began on December 27, killing at least 1,330 people --460 of whom children-- in ceaseless airstrikes and tank shellfire.
However, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has blamed Hamas for the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza War, urging the resistance must be held responsible for the humanitarian disaster.
This is while Cairo had reportedly misled Hamas before the start of the Gaza war by ensuring that Tel Aviv was not to begin a war against the movement.
This is while Cairo had reportedly misled Hamas before the start of the Gaza war by ensuring that Tel Aviv was not to begin a war against the movement.
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