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A Palestinian family walks in pouring rain at the border crossing with Egypt in Rafah on Sunday. (AP) Last update - 09:41 28/01/2008 Report: Egypt arrests dozens of armed Palestinians in Sinai By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press Tags: Hamas, Rafah, Egypt, Gaza Egypt officials have arrested dozens of Palestinians armed with guns and rifles who crossed the breached Gaza border into Sinai the past few days, sources told Israel on Sunday. The report does not clarify if those arrested were planning terrorist attacks or were armed for other reasons. Meanwhile, specially deployed Egyptian police officers Sunday forced shopkeepers in the northern Sinai city of El-Arish to close their stores to prevent Palestinians from Gaza from shopping in the city, according to local reports. Advertisement The Associated Press also reported that a handful of Hamas-affiliated forces had crossed into Egypt to join Egyptian security in urging Palestinians to start heading home to Gaza. The Egyptians also prevented trucks loaded with merchandise from crossing the Suez Canal toward Rafah and El-Arish, apparently hoping to cut supplies to the markets and reduce their attraction to Gazans. The border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip remained breached Sunday, as Hamas gunmen directed vehicular traffic and thousands of people continued unhindered to cross to the Egyptian side and back after making their purchases. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday that his organization would not agree to a renewal of the siege on the Gaza Strip or to allow Israel to veto the passage of Palestinians through the Rafah crossing. Haniyeh hinted that Hamas was demanding a new arrangement for the crossing's operation. Israel renews fuel supply Meanwhile, Israel is to renew the supply of fuel to Gaza beginning next week, to meet at least minimum humanitarian requirements, the State Prosecutor's Office told the High Court of Justice on Sunday. The state was responding to a petition by human rights groups against the decision to cut fuel and electricity supplies to the Strip. The state also told the High Court it would formulate a new plan to limit direct electricity supply to the Strip after Attorney General Menachem Mazuz had vetoed a previous plan. The new plan would be implemented gradually to a level of a five percent reduction on each electricity line. Related articles: Officials: Israel won't let Gaza border breach threaten security Iran offers to help Egypt deal with chaos at Gaza Strip border Bookmark to del.icio.us   Kitler Cat Germany's Green Party uses a cat resembling Hitler to criticize extreme rightists. Sorrymania Israel is reportedly planning to apologize to ex-Beatles for banning a concert in 1965.   1.   Love That Arab Brotherhood 05:56  |  Tex 28/01/08   2.   Egypt and the Arab refugee problem. 07:21  |  Harold Lane 28/01/08   3.   # 2 to harold lane in tel aviv 09:27  |  eric 28/01/08   4.   # 1 we do blame israel, tex 09:31  |  eric 28/01/08   5.   right to return 09:51  |  ann 28/01/08   6.   RIGHT OF RETURN:40 years ago they where EGYPTIANS 10:28  |  John 28/01/08   7.   eric # 2 10:30  |  ChanahS 28/01/08   8.   eric speaks for"the whole world"but there are dissenters to eric 10:55  |  PETER SM 28/01/08   9.   Okay eric, in #2 you say... 11:35  |  MaryRose 28/01/08   10.   Harlod 11:38  |  David 28/01/08   11.   #3 the joker eric 11:55  |  Johnny 28/01/08   12.   # 7 i don`t suppose you have the slightest clue... 11:56  |  eric 28/01/08   13.   The UN needs something constructive to do... 12:03  |  MaryRose 28/01/08   14.   #12 eric from occupied new mexico and fairness? 12:16  |  v hardman 28/01/08   15.   Egypt has gotten a taste of what Israel has to go through 12:30  |  Conroy 28/01/08   16.   If Egypt doesn`t register a complaint w/ the UN 12:46  |  MaryRose 28/01/08   17.   WHY should egypt absorb Gazans 13:12  |  CM 28/01/08   18.   The Egyptian blockade of Gaza 13:15  |  Iz Ray Leigh 28/01/08   19.   Israel should stay out of this 14:05  |  sam 28/01/08   20.   Armed Palestinians 14:16  |  Hastaroth 28/01/08   21.   i wonder where is my post ab. egyp`ns not 21:02  |  bozhidar balkas 28/01/08   22.   # 14 as usual victor; you`re feeding the machine 07:15  |  eric 29/01/08

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