The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Wednesday announced its discontent with the way Egypt used when it opened its border with Gaza Tuesday to allow stranded Palestinians and patients to cross.
The Egyptian "is part of Gaza siege because they increase the suffering of the Palestinian people instead of easing it," said Ihab al-Ghussein, spokesman of the Hamas-controlled interior ministry.
On Tuesday, Egypt opened Rafah crossing point for three days before Palestinian patients and travelers who stuck in Gaza and at the Egyptian side.
But there are 1500 registered Palestinian patients, Egypt only allowed 25 to cross, in addition to 130 stranded people out of some 6,000 travelers, according to al-Ghussein.
"The Egyptian side committed big violations and returned two traveler buses despite an earlier agreement to allow the two buses in," al-Ghussein added.
The Rafah gate, the only crossing for Gaza travelers, was sealed off in June 2007 after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip by force.
In May, this year, Egypt succeeded to broker a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel to stop Israeli raids into Gaza and ease the siege that Israel imposed on the territory since Hamas ousted the western-backed Fatah movement and routed forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Source: Xinhua
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