Gaza-Egypt Border Opens

(10 May 08 - RV) The main border crossing between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and Egypt opened today and will remain so for three days. The crossing at Rafah has been largely closed since early February when Egypt resealed the border after Hamas gunmen blasted it open in defiance of an Israeli-led blockade. Thomas Garafolo is the Catholic Relief Services director for Jerusalem, Palestine and Gaza. He says that while there needs to be more international pressure to effect a long term solution to closures that have crippled the economy and livelihoods, the opening of the border is a positive first step...