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Palestinian leaders underwhelmed by Israeli port plan

Israel is floating a plan to set up a seaport in Cyprus to ease Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, but neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority has any praise for the proposal.
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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said he’s approved a plan to open a seaport in Cyprus to benefit the Gaza Strip, but Hamas and Palestinian leaders are less than pleased about it.

Liberman said June 26 that he discussed the idea with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades during a June 21 visit to Cyprus. The plan is to set up a project development team within three weeks and to complete the port within three months.

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