Egyptian parliamentary delegation arrives in Gaza

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GAZA, (PIC)-- A delegation of the Egyptian parliament arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening via the Rafah border crossing in the first such visit by members of Egypt’s post revolution parliament.

Palestinian officials and members of the legislative council received the Egyptian delegates led by Dr. Mohammed Idris, the head of the Arab affairs committee.

Idris express pleasure at visiting Gaza in an arrival statement, adding that he would discuss with Gaza officials and MPs the fuel and power crisis in the enclave.

He vowed to seek solutions to break the siege on the Strip and to alleviate the suffering of its inhabitants.

Egyptian parliamentary delegation arrives in Gaza

 

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Standoff Between Egypt, Hamas Leads To Gaza’s Worst Energy Crisis In Years

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A dispute between Egypt and Gaza’s Hamas government has produced the worst energy crisis here in years: Gazans are enduring 18-hour-a-day blackouts, fuel is running low for hospital backup generators, raw sewage pours into the Mediterranean Sea for lack of treatment pumps and gas stations have shut down.

The fuel and electricity shortages, which have escalated over the past two months, are infuriating long-suffering Gazans who say their basic needs, perhaps more than ever, are being sacrificed for politics.

“Life here is getting worse every day,” said Rawda Sami, 22, part of a group of students waiting in vain for public taxis outside the Islamic University. “There is no power, no transportation, and none of the leaders are thinking of us.”

As a result, hospitals say fuel supplies for generators have run dangerously low, endangering hundreds dependent on steady electricity, including premature babies in incubators, kidney patients on dialysis and those in intensive care. Half the ambulances serving Gaza’s biggest hospital have been grounded.

Standoff between Egypt, Hamas leads to Gaza’s worst energy crisis in years - The Washington Post

ARABS ARE THE MOST FUCKED UP LOSERS IN THE WORLD

 

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He vowed to seek solutions to break the siege on the Strip and to alleviate the suffering of its inhabitants.

And left the gate closed. Heh-heh.