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February 2, 2008

Hamas to Work with Egypt to Seal Border with Gaza Strip
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1B20DB4:A6F02AD83191E160363FC1C7B73469AAB3350E090FE6A6E8& Senior leader for
Palestinian militant group announced the plans upon returning to Gaza
after talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo





A Palestinian man walks over  destroyed part of metal border wall
between Egypt and Gaza, in Rafah, 2 Feb 2008A senior leader for the
Palestinian militant group Hamas has vowed to work with Cairo to seal
off the breached border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Mahmoud al-Zahar announced the plans Saturday upon returning to Gaza
after talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo. Al-Zahar says the
process will take place gradually.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed across the
Egyptian border since Hamas militants destroyed a barrier wall on
January 23, shattering an Israeli blockade.

Egyptian forces laid down metal barriers across several breaches in
the Rafah border crossing Friday. But militants used bulldozers to
tear down the barriers, and hundreds of people demonstrated to demand
the border remain open.

Palestinians are worried they will not be able to buy supplies in
Egypt if the border is resealed.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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