Relatives of tunnel victims ask Egypt to open crossing

GAZA, (PIC)-- A grouping for relatives of victims of tunnel accidents on Sunday asked the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border terminal in stead of tightening the siege on the beleaguered Gaza Strip. The statement charged that Cairo was playing a major role in the siege imposed by the Israeli occupation authority on Gaza. Despite the Israeli "slap" to Egyptian calm efforts, yet the Egyptian security forces are still adamant on tightening the noose on the Strip through searching for and closing all tunnels that barely allow the minimal basic needs of the besieged citizens, it elaborated. The Egyptian "deadly" measures led to the death of one of the Palestinian workers in those tunnels on Saturday night and the injury of six others, who were treated for suffocation, the statement said, adding that Egyptian security forces were searching houses in El-Arish border town for entrances to tunnels. The statement said that Egypt should facilitate the passage of persons and goods via the Rafah border terminal especially after all Palestinian factions positively responded to Egyptian calm efforts, which were turned down by the IOA. http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/default