Perhaps Egypt will be able to broker the right for NGOs to enter Gaza to assist the Palestinian community with basic humanitarian needs, including health and education issues. The children of Gaza should have the right to travel abroad for higher education no different than any Israeli child has those options.
November 1, 2018
By Jack Khoury
Palestinian factions (click here) decided on Thursday to put an end to the violent protests along the Israel-Gaza border and stop the launching of airborne firebombs, a senior Hamas official told Haaretz. According to the official, the protesters will also stop setting tires on fire and approaching the Israeli side of the border.
At a conference held ahead of Friday's protests, the factions - Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front and several others - agreed to lower the level of friction in light of the talks brokered by Egypt. The decision also follows Israel's decision to expand the permitted fishing zone off the Gaza Strip's coast and transfer funds from Qatar for Hamas salaries....
