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| Hamas files complaint with Cairo over fishing ban |
| 2013-03-23 |
| Hamas on Friday complained to Cairo following Israel’s limitation of Palestinian access to fishing waters off the Gaza coast in response to a rocket barrage that hit southern Israel on Thursday. An Egyptian official confirmed that the Islamist group’s complaint was received by Cairo, and said that Jerusalem lodged a similar complaint with Egypt over the rocket attack, Reuters reported. Thursday’s cross-border fire was the second incident since a ceasefire took effect between Israel and Hamas in late November after Israel’s eight-day offensive against Palestinian terrorist groups. Cairo was reportedly in communication with Hamas and Israel in an attempt to “restore their commitment to the truce.” Hamas also reportedly arrested two members of the al-Qaeda-linked Salafist group responsible for firing the rockets at Israel. The Mujahideen Shura Council claimed the Islamist group ruling the Gaza Strip arrested two of its members after the group claimed responsibility for Thursday attacks. The Salafist group said it fired the four rockets “in reaction to the visit of the dog Obama,” according to a statement the group released Thursday. Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the Gaza Strip, partially closed the Erez crossing and restricted Gaza fishing from six miles to three miles on Thursday in response to the rocket fire from Gaza. |
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