久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

Gaza border security agreement nears
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-09 08:50

Israel and the Palestinians were moving toward agreement on new security arrangements for Gaza's border with Egypt, officials from both sides said Saturday, a deal that could allow Palestinian residents of the coastal strip relatively free movement for the first time.

The signs of progress came days before Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas were to meet for the first time since Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Also Saturday, the Palestinians broke ground on their first major development project in Gaza since the withdrawal — a $100 million complex that will provide housing for 25,000 people. The development, funded by the United Arab Emirates, was being built on the former Jewish settlement of Morag and was expected to take two years to complete.

A border deal would mark a significant breakthrough. Before completing its withdrawal last month, Israel closed the Rafah border terminal, Gaza's main gateway to the outside world. The Palestinians say reopening the border is vital for Gaza's devastated economy.

A deal to reopen the terminal will have to address the security concerns of Israel, which fears militants and weapons will reach Gaza more easily without the Israeli inspectors who once operated Rafah.

This concern was underscored in the days following the Israeli withdrawal. Border control broke down and thousands of Palestinians crossed freely in and out of Egypt without any security checks. With few exceptions, Palestinians have been barred from traveling to Egypt since order was restored.

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom also said Saturday that Egypt is not doing enough to stop the flow of weapons into Gaza and that anti-tank rockets and shoulder-held missiles have reached the area.

"There is no doubt that the situation has improved, compared to the first days, but we still see a relatively free movement (of weapons)," he told Israel Radio.

Egypt and Israel negotiated a security arrangement, including the deployment of 750 Egyptian border guards, ahead of the Gaza pullout.

Under a compromise proposal brokered by international mediator James Wolfensohn, Palestinian travelers and exports leaving Gaza would go through Rafah, with foreign inspectors supervising the traffic.

Incoming goods would be rerouted through Kerem Shalom, an Israeli-run inspection point in the area where Gaza, Egypt and Israel converge.

Wolfensohn told Abbas on Friday that Israel had agreed in principle to the presence of European inspectors, said a Palestinian official who participated in the talks. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media.

A senior Israeli official said Israel is open to the idea of foreign monitors on the border and the Wolfensohn plan is "one of the options" under consideration. Israel wants to have access to the terminal's computers to monitor who is entering and leaving Gaza, the official said, declining to be identified because of government rules.

Abbas and Sharon were expected to meet Tuesday, but the date was uncertain. Both sides have said it would be better not to hold the meeting at all than to have it fail.

Israel wants Abbas to take tougher action against militant groups. Abbas has refused to use force to disarm the groups, preferring instead to negotiate with them, though he recently imposed a ban on public displays of weapons in Gaza. Militants repeatedly have flouted the ban.

"We call on our brothers who started the calm with us, who agreed to end military parades and displays, to start a new era and open a new page, the page of construction, development and investment," Abbas said during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gaza housing project.

Abbas stressed he wanted measurable progress in a meeting with Sharon.

"We don't want a public relations summit. We don't want a failed summit. We want a meaningful summit with results," Abbas said Saturday.

In a possible concession, Israeli security officials decided over the weekend that they would not object to a prisoner release approved by the government, officials said Saturday.

The officials also recommended that Palestinian security forces be permitted to obtain armored vehicles and more ammunition to help bolster efforts to control militants. Israel's security chiefs, however, object to allowing the Palestinians to purchase more guns, the officials said.

The issues are likely to be discussed during an Israeli Cabinet meeting Sunday.



Quake jolted South Asia, killing more than 30,000 people
Liberia's first post-war elections
Strong earthquake hits Indian subcontinent
 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

Leadership to adjust growth model, focus on wealth gap

 

   
 

Shenzhou VI may begin space trip October 12

 

   
 

South Asia earthquake kills at least 30,000

 

   
 

Survey: Highest mountain comes up short

 

   
 

US takes patient tack on yuan policies

 

   
 

China uplifting the whole Asian economy

 

   
  South Asia earthquake kills at least 30,000
   
  Bid to delay Saddam's trial dismissed
   
  Abbas-Sharon summit thrown into doubt
   
  Schroeder, Merkel delay resolving chancellor feud
   
  Rebels kidnap 19 in Sudan, release some
   
  US police pharged after violent arrest taped
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  Are the Republicans exploiting the memory of 9/11?  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日本不卡一区二区三区在线观看 | 国产成人高清精品免费软件 | 97免费视频在线 | 一级毛片一级毛片a毛片欧美 | 国产亚洲精品久久久久久久 | 午夜性爽爽爽 | 91寡妇天天综合久久影院 | a级国产乱理伦片在线观看99 | 国产精品久久久久激情影院 | 99精品网站| 欧美成人aaa大片 | 欧美日本免费观看αv片 | 国产一区亚洲二区 | 免费特黄一区二区三区视频一 | 99国产在线| 欧美亚洲一级片 | 久久视频在线视频 | 久久极品 | 我看毛片 | 色一情一乱一乱91av | 最近手机高清中文字幕大全7 | 国产一区亚洲 | 亚洲综合视频 | 男女性男女刺激大片免费观看 | 我们2018在线完整免费观看 | 在线精品一区二区三区 | 一本本久综合久久爱 | 国产最新精品 | 欧美整片在线观看 | 亚洲国语在线视频手机在线 | 全国最大色成免费网站 | 午夜伦4480yy妇女久久久 | 91刘亦菲精品福利在线 | 欧美黑人巨大xxxxxxxx | 日韩亚洲一区中文字幕 | 国产成人在线播放 | 99精品网站 | 欧美一级在线观看 | 美毛片| 欧美午夜视频一区二区三区 | 免费播放aa在线视频成人 |