Zionist occupation authorities reopened the Mintar crossing in the Gaza Strip on the eve of the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit and during the visit of American secretary of state Condoleezza Rice's visit to "Israel". The crossing was closed on 31st January and was reopened only one day before the summit grouping PA chief Mahmoud Abbas, Zionist premier Ariel Sharon, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian monarch King Abdullah II.
The crossing poses as the main outlet for commercial traffic for the Gaza Strip and its closure further worsens the economic hardships of the Gazan population. Hundreds of Palestinian trucks loaded with vegetables, fruits and flowers parked in a long queue waiting their turn to cross the terminal. A spokesperson for the Zionist army said that the crossing was opened after concluding new security measures with the Palestinian side. "Israel" last week re-opened the Rafah terminal with Egypt after closing it since December following a Palestinian commando raid that killed five Zionists. |