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Liputan6.com, Rafah: Arab League strongly urges Israel to immediately stop the siege of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. A statement such Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa in Rafah, Palestine. Sunday (13 / 6).

In a press conference after meeting with some leaders of Hamas, Moussa said: "All the Arab governments will help to implement the resolution of the Arab League in order to end this siege." However, Moussa added his arrival to Gaza is not intended to provide support to any political faction, but just wanted to meet with the Palestinian people.

Hamas Health Minister Basim Naeem said that this visit shows the symbol of the boycott of Gaza and the Arab nations have been destroyed. Meanwhile, Ismail Haniya of Hamas leader Moussa hopes the visit to produce a practical step in ending the siege.

Previously, Egypt supporting the embargo on Israel by maintaining a strict border Gaza since Hamas seized power from Fatah forces, supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007 ago. However, the Cairo government begins to soften and open the border after the Israeli military aggression against humanity Mavi Marmara ship killed 19 humanitarian activists earlier this month. (ADI / Bog / Aljazeera)