In pursuant to the deal, the goods exported from the Strip will be transported through Rafah crossing while the imports only have an access through "Keram Salem " crossing to the extreme south east of Gaza Strip and those travelers who have no Palestinian Identities.

Sha'th announced that a Palestinian -Israeli and European committee will be present at Karem Salem" crossing meanwhile Rafah crossing would be run by Palestinians under European supervision.

As for the black list announced by Israel, Dr. Sha'th said it has been scratched off. He added that Surveillance cameras installed at the crossing, propagating to the three way committee at Karem Shalom.

The rest of Gaza Strip's crossings, Sha'th underscored, that the number of truck crossing through Al-Muntar crossing , east of Gaza city will be on hike from 30 trucks daily to 150 ones daily as well as all kinds of commodities and agricultural products are allowed access out the Strip.

Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General welcomed Thursday's agreement between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority on the Gaza-Egypt border crossing. He sees this development as a positive step towards building confidence between the two parties.

The Secretary-General believes that the opening of the Rafah crossing will contribute to improving the Palestinians' freedom of movement and economic activity.

The spokesperson of the Egyptian presidency, the ambassador Saleem Awad told the reporters following the talks in Cairo between the President Hussni Mubark and the Saudi Prince Sultan Bin Talal that Egypt sees the deal clinched between the Palestinians and Israelis over Rafah crossing as a pivotal breakthrough to evade turning Gaza Strip into a big jail following the Israeli occupation.

The Islamic resistance group, Hamas, dismissed the deal on the re-operation of Rafah crossing, which the PA and Israel clinched Tuesday, as running contrary to the Palestinian national constants.

Hamas said in a statement that the agreement "didn't meet the minimum of the Palestinian people's needs and rights, but rather it strangled the Gaza Strip and turned it into a giant prison which would be controlled by the countries of custody".

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