Thu 17 May 2012
Egypt lifts its side of Gaza blockade for aid
Tue, 01/06/2010 - 15:39
An Egyptian official says the government is temporarily lifting its blockade of the Gaza Strip to allow aid into the area a day after Israel raided an international flotilla carrying supplies to the Palestinian territory and killed nine activists.The governor of northern Sinai, Murad Muwafi, says President Hosni Mubarak ordered the opening of the border crossing to Gaza in the town of Rafah for several days.
Muwafi says the opening of the crossing — which Egypt sealed after Gaza was taken over by Hamas militants in 2007 — is an effort to "alleviate the suffering of our Palestinian brothers after the Israeli attack" on the flotilla.
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Better late than never.
Finally there are some more answers for the Turkish ship that was stormed killing nine people on board. The boat was said to be taking supplies into Gaza, even so rumors are rising that the aim in the ship, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, was to break the blockade down, not bring aid to Gaza. Not only that but, according to Israel they ended up acting in self defense. Once they boarded the ship, passengers attacked them and they just fought back to defend themselves. This act could lead to a lot more problems and disputes within the near future.