A top Hamas delegation crossed into Egypt Thursday to meet up with Egyptian officials wanting to make clear that no further breaches of its border with the Gaza Strip will be tolerated, a security official said.
The Hamas delegation, led by Mahmoud al-Zahar came at the Egyptians' request, after they received reports that Hamas was planning to forcibly reopen the borders again at the end of the month, the official said speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.
"Egyptians will tell Hamas bluntly that the old self-restraint manner is over and that Egyptian security guards have been given orders to open fire on any Palestinians trying to cross the border," the official said.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Egypt: "We will shoot Palestinians"
By Donald Sensing
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