JORDANIAN LAWMAKERS LEAVE CAIRO AFTER FAILURE TO VISIT GAZA

Amman, 26 Dhulqo’dah 1435/21 September 2014 (MINA) – The security situation in Egyptian border areas prevented a Jordanian parliamentary delegation on Saturday from visiting the Gaza Strip, a Jordanian lawmaker said.

MP Yehiya Al-Saud, head of the delegation, stated that they had to leave Cairo after they were told that the travel road to Rafah was not safe, Palestine Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

“The Jordanian embassy in Cairo and the Egyptian authorities told members of the delegation about the failure of the security authorities in the country to provide protection for them after the bombing incidents that occurred during the past few days on the same route the delegation was to take,” Saud explained.

The Jordanian delegation was planning to visit Gaza through the Rafah border crossing last Wednesday, but the bombings that took place recently in Rafah and Arish areas led the Egyptian army to declare them closed military zones.

45 Palestinians barred from traveling through Karama crossing

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) prevented during last week 45 Palestinian citizens from travelling to Jordan through Al-Karama crossing, which is considered the only outlet that connects the West Bank with the outside world.

The Palestinian police in Ramallah stated on Saturday that 45 Palestinian passengers were denied travel through Al-Karama crossing for unkown security reasons.

The IOA escalated last week its restrictions on the travel of Palestinian citizens from the West Bank compared to the previous two weeks of the current month.(T/R04/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)