(Los Angeles Times) Amro Hassan - After being stranded at the Rafah border crossing for nearly 24 hours, nine members of the Egyptian Parliament were told Tuesday that the construction materials they had hauled for hundreds of miles would not be permitted into Gaza. The politicians had little choice but to walk in alone. Organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, the convoy included several trucks carrying steel and cement, which were confiscated. Egyptian officials said that only UNRWA has the authority to ship construction materials into Gaza.
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