Palestinian youths prefer to spend time in Israeli prison than to live in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Over the past two months, more than 20 Palestinians have been arrested while trying to cross from the Gaza Strip into Israel, according to Palestinian sources. A number of Palestinians have also been killed or wounded during their infiltration attempts. The increase in the number of Palestinians who try to infiltrate Israel comes as Egypt continues to keep the Rafah border crossing closed. It also comes as the power struggle between Hamas and Fatah intensifies, hampering international efforts to rebuild the Gaza Strip and improve Palestinians living conditions in the aftermath of last summers military confrontation with Israel.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:37:37 +0000