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Palestinian Women stage sit-in outside Egyptian embassy in Gaza

images_News_2014_03_20_women-rally_300_0Dozens of Palestinian women have staged Wednesday a sit-in outside Egyptian embassy in Gaza calling for the opening of Rafah crossing and ending Gaza siege.

The participants considered the Egyptian decision to close Rafah crossing and to prevent construction materials and medicines’ access to the Strip as a participation in tightening the unfair Israeli siege.

The participants called on Egyptian authorities to open Rafah border crossing that is still closed for 40 consecutive days, saying that history will not have mercy on those who are involved in Gaza siege.

The protesters called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League and international community to intervene immediately to break the siege before it is too late in light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.

The participants held banners and chanted slogans condemning the continued closure of Rafah crossing and calling for its opening.

The sit-in was organized by Women’s Union in Hamas movement.

The Egyptian authorities have continued to close the Rafah crossing for forty days in a row, preventing patients and students’ urgent travel.

Meanwhile, Egyptian students have demonstrated in Cairo University on Thursday protesting Israeli continued violations against Palestinian people.

In a statement published in the Seventh Day Egyptian newspaper, the students confirmed that the demonstration came in response to Israeli escalated violations and Judaization policy in occupied Jerusalem and the continued unfair siege on Gaza Strip.

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