Embargoes for trade-goods were lifted before.
INTERNATIONAL - Turkish PM meets Mashaal in surprise visitEgypt, meanwhile, announced yesterday that it had eased travel embargos on Gaza and allowed freer temporary entry for Palestinians living in Gaza, ending part of a five-year blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Cairo made the decision after Hamas, which is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel and the European Union, called on it earlier this month to open its border with the Gaza Strip to allow commercial trade.
The decision means Palestinians can now freely leave the besieged strip. Syria has long allowed Hamas to operate offices in Damascus, but Mashaal and other officials with the political bureau are believed to have quietly left the Syrian capital.