Sunday, March 23, 2008

Israel denies Italian sports delegation access to Gaza


"Palestinian media reports on Sunday stated that the Israeli military, manning the Eretz checkpoint to the north of Gaza, have denied access to an Italian sports delegation since early Sunday morning.

The delegation, made up of 101 fans of various Italian sports teams, plan to visit Gaza for the fourth consecutive year. Israel has denied entry for this most recent delegation, the Palestinian coordinator of the visit explained. The Palestinian Ministry of Youth and Sports of the ruling Hamas party had completed preparations for the visitors' accommodation, the coordinator added......"

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