Zaza: Shame on Egypt for waiting for Israeli permission to allow entry of aid

GAZA, (PIC)-- Ziyad Al-Zaza, the economy minister in the PA caretaker government, has said that it was a big shame, for Egypt and the Arab and Islamic Worlds, that Cairo was waiting for an Israeli permission to allow entry of relief material into the Gaza Strip.

Zaza said in a press statement on Tuesday that Egypt should open the Rafah border terminal for the movement of people and goods immediately.

He added that Egypt's border with Palestine is open and it should serve as the gateway for Arab and international dealings with Gaza.

The minister warned that the continued closure of all Gaza crossings might force the government to use other alternatives, which he refused to clarify.

The Palestinian leadership in Gaza would not allow the starvation of the Palestinian people while the entire world is watching idly, Zaza elaborated.

Egyptian press reported that Cairo was waiting for an Israeli permission to allow entry of food aid to the tune of 60 million dollars presented by the Egyptian Red Crescent to the Gaza Strip.

The Egyptian convoy is waiting at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing east of Rafah crossing for three days now. Israel says the crossing would be only opened when Palestinian resistance factions halt firing rockets at Israeli targets adjacent to the Strip.

24-12-2008