Expect trade activity boost between Egypt, Gaza Strip
Egypt and Hamas are exploring trade options, including a new border crossing, that would skirt Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Egypt tentatively plans to build a commercial crossing that would eliminate the Gaza Strip's need for such trade with Israel and bypass the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Hamas.
Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar revealed the plan in a TV interview Jan. 11 on Al Jazeera, saying such a crossing would liberate Gaza from the need to "trade with the Israeli occupation or with anyone else."
