Hamas appeals to Arab states to force Israel to stop crimes
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 1/22/2008

The Hamas government called on the Arab states to force Israel to stop violent attacks against residential areas of Gaza Strip which have left over 40 people dead and 80 wounded since January 16.

The Hamas foreign minister demanded that Egypt open its border with Gaza to allow in supplies.

Mahmoud Zahar said in a televised speech "We are asking Arab and Muslim nations not to leave the Palestinians alone to face the US and Israeli state terrorism." Hamas organized several protest rallies to underscore the suffering of ordinary people.

Sixty empty fuel trucks lined up along the Gaza-Egypt border by gas station owners who demanded that Egypt and Israel lift the siege.

Also in Rafah border, hundreds of people staged a march, including doctors in white uniforms, Hamas lawmakers and drivers with their ambulances.

"Why are Arab countries accomplices to this embargo?" asked a protester Marwan Abu Ras, a Hamas lawmaker.

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