Palestinians rally in Gaza against Israeli eviction order
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:21 am ICT by IANSGaza, April 22 (IANS) Hundreds of Palestinians Wednesday rallied near a crossing point in northern Gaza Strip, protesting against an Israeli order that allowed the army to evict people from the West Bank.
Representatives of rival Hamas and Fatah movements participated in the rally near Erez terminal, which connects the Gaza Strip with Israel, Xinhua reported.
The demonstrators waved Palestinians flags. Thousands of Palestinians could be expelled from the West Bank under the new Israeli order that took effect last week.
Hisham Abdul Razek, a leader of the Fatah movement, said this demonstration aimed at bringing Palestinians together against the Israeli decision to expel “our fellow Palestinian citizens from the West Bank to Gaza”.
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