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Arab League chief visits Gaza
GAZA, (UPI) -- The leader of the Arab League visited Gaza Sunday, the first senior Arab official to do so since Hamas took control in 2007, officials said.
The visit by league Secretary-General Amr Moussa was partly to add to the pressure on Israel to end its Gaza naval blockade, the BBC reported.
Nine Turkish activists were killed when Israeli commandos boarded a flotilla trying to break the blockade with aid supplies 31 May.
Israel and Egypt, by land, have blockaded Gaza since Hamas seized control, the BBC said.
The report said Moussa's trip is also an attempt to heal the antagonism between the militant Hamas, which controls Gaza, and the more moderate Fatah, which controls the West Bank.
KUNA, the Kuwaiti news service, said Moussa showed support for Palestinians allegedly victimized by Israeli forces, and vowed the Arab League would play a more active role in supporting the Palestinian cause.
Moussa is a former Egyptian foreign minister.
GAZA, (UPI) -- The leader of the Arab League visited Gaza Sunday, the first senior Arab official to do so since Hamas took control in 2007, officials said.
The visit by league Secretary-General Amr Moussa was partly to add to the pressure on Israel to end its Gaza naval blockade, the BBC reported.
Nine Turkish activists were killed when Israeli commandos boarded a flotilla trying to break the blockade with aid supplies 31 May.
Israel and Egypt, by land, have blockaded Gaza since Hamas seized control, the BBC said.
The report said Moussa's trip is also an attempt to heal the antagonism between the militant Hamas, which controls Gaza, and the more moderate Fatah, which controls the West Bank.
KUNA, the Kuwaiti news service, said Moussa showed support for Palestinians allegedly victimized by Israeli forces, and vowed the Arab League would play a more active role in supporting the Palestinian cause.
Moussa is a former Egyptian foreign minister.
