Report : Rafah crossing is the only outlet to Palestinian citizens

14 مارس/آذار 2011 الساعة . 02:36 م   بتوقيت القدس

 

A blockade of Gaza Strip forms an obstacle and tragedy to its population , who suffer from many problems related to travel, whereas Rafah crossing is the only outlet to travel abroad , whether to the patients , students, or to the owners of critical cases .


Despite the change and the revolution occurred in Egypt and the end of previous era, we surprised to return citizens for trivial reasons, and this method used by State Security years ago .

 
The following are the numbers that have been returned through the opening of the crossing after closed it because the revolution in Egypt:

Total

Passengers

Returned

Date

309

286

23

22/2/2011

317

289

28

23/2/2011

292

268

24

24/2/2011

294

267

27

27/2/2011

301

271

30

28/2/2011

264

228

36

1/3/2011

284

24

35

2/3/2011

329

277

52

3/3/2011

309

283

26

6/3/2011

284

242

42

7/3/2011

326

280

46

8/3/2011

249

273

46

9/3/2011

 

3558

3213

415

 

 

 

After making sure , we knew that the state security is the main source to return these cases , which included
1. Elderly people who have sixty years old
2.People who have lost sight completely.
3. A person having a residence forty years in Egypt .
4. Owners of residences threatened to loss it  join the unemployment queues that accumulate in the Gaza Strip.
5. Students approached to dismiss from their universities .
6. Patients who suffered a lot  and prevented to enter Israel for security reasons

It is curious that the patient goes with his compeer to be allowed to enter the compeer and let patient returned in addition to the large numbers of Gaza strip people , who wedged at the airports of world , and they are Waiting the permission to return via the airport of Cairo , where they did not allow for them until now .
According to that and according to what we expect of your honesty and sincerity for your nation and People , we asked you the following :
1. Open the Rafah crossing in both directions without delay.
2. To allow the citizens travel  with out obstacles except the criminal cases that are agreed by two parties
3. Cancel the statements state security or intelligence that people are returned according to it .
4. Facilitate the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side.
5. Allowing for wedged citizens abroad to return immediately.
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