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Hammad Appeals to Egyptian Authorities to Open Rafah Crossing

Hammad Appeals to Egyptian Authorities to Open Rafah Crossing

The Minister of Interior and National Security Fathi Hammad urges the Egyptian authorities to immediately open Rafah Border Crossing for humanitarian cases to receive medical treatment abroad.

A delegation of Interior Ministry officials, comprised of the commander of National Security Forces Jamal Aljarrah, Brigadier Taysseer Albatsh, and a number of commanders of security services, offered condolences to the families of three people who have died due to the tightened siege imposed on the Gaza strip, in particular the closure of the Rafah Border Crossing.

The three victims are Wael Abo Sa'ada, Riad Alfar, and Alnadeem.

The father of the ceceased Abo Sa'ada begs Human Rights Organizations and Arab and Islamic nations to intervene immediately to save hundreds more patients who are prevented from receiving treatment abroad .

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