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PHOTO GALLERY: Palestinian Authority takes control of Gaza border crossings




Palestinians hang a poster depicting Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip November 1, 2017 Reuters

Portraits of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas hang at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on November 1, 2017 AFP

Portraits of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas decorate the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on November 1, 2017 AFP

A member of the Palestinian security forces is greeted at Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip November 1, 2017 Reuters

Palestinian Authority officials are seen at the northern entrance of the Gaza Strip just after the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing, on November 1, 2017 AFP

A picture shows the walking path leading into the Gaza Strip after the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing (background), on November 1, 2017 AFP

Portraits of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas hang at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on November 1, 2017 AFP

A picture shows vehicles moving in Beit Hanun, the northern access point into the Gaza Strip, at an area now controlled by the Palestinian Authority just after the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing (background), on November 1, 2017 AFP

A member of the Palestinian Authority (C-L) shakes hands with Hamas security men at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt after Hamas handed control of the crossing to the Palestinian Authority, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 1, 2017 AFP

Nazmi Mhana (C), chairman of the Palestinian Crossing Authority walks at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt after Hamas handed control of the crossing to the Palestinian Authority, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 1, 2017 AFP

Replacing the Islamist Hamas group, the Palestinian Authority (PA) began establishing its control over Gaza Strip's border crossing under an Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal that ended a ten-year phase of Palestinian divisions.

PA employees, according to Reuters, moved into Erez and Karam Abu Salem crossings after Hamas members packed up equipment and departed on trucks. 

 


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