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Will Morsi Offer Change for Gaza?

The Rafah border crossing was closed Aug. 5 after an attack on an Egyptian security site in the Sinai peninsula. Gazaans were upset over the temporary closure since they had pinned high hopes on the regime change in Egypt. Sophie Claudet and Saleh Jadallah write for Al-Monitor.

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Palestinians ride motorcycles past a large picture of prime minister of the Hamas-run government, Ismail Hanyieh, and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Gaza City. — AL-MONITOR/Saleh Jadallah

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