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Will PA take over Gaza crossings again?

The Palestinian Authority has recently asked Egypt to take over the Gaza crossings once again in what officials say is aimed at controlling the projects to be developed under the truce between Hamas and Israel.
A truck carrying fruits arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing after it was reopened by Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RC1B927E40E0
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Abdullah Abdullah, a member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council, told Al-Monitor that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has asked Egypt to take over management of the Gaza Strip crossings as per the Palestinian reconciliation agreement signed October 12, 2017.

Abdullah said both the PA and the movement sent a delegation to Cairo in mid-April for a few days to meet with Egyptian officials and discuss the implementation of the agreement.

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