Rafah border to Egypt: Transition to Gaza: EU starts use of border guards

Rafah border to Egypt: Transition to Gaza: EU starts use of border guards

Rafah border to Egypt
Transition to Gaza: EU starts use of border guards






The reopening of the Rafah border crossing is a prerequisite for the suffering of the civilian population to alleviate in the Gaza Strip. Now there are EU experts on site.

The EU has started its support for reopening the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. EU border guards have been on site at the request of the Palestinians and Israelis since Friday, said EU foreign representative Kaja Kallas. They would support the Palestinian border staff and enable the departure of people from Gaza, including those who needed medical care.

The EU mission to support border protection in Rafah (Eubam Rafah) was set up in 2005 to help with the control of the border crossing in Rafah. Since the takeover of the Islamist Hamas in 2007 in the Gaza Strip, however, there has been no EU personnel at the border crossing because the EU did not want to cooperate with Hamas.

Planning for the use of German border guards

The reopening of the border crossing Rafah is part of a three-phase agreement between Hamas and Israel to terminate the Gaza War. In particular, it should also enable the import of significantly more humanitarian aid for the Palestinians. According to the Egyptian Red Cross, 3,000 trucks with humanitarian aid goods in Sinai were prepared for entry to Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Hundreds of them should already be in the transit area.

According to the Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, the first EU border guards are used from Italy, Spain and France. In the federal government, planning for a possible German participation last time.

As the German press agency learned from government circles, a cabinet decision from 2005 should be adjusted in such a way that an use of armed emergency services is also possible. The decision from 2005 therefore only provided for the posting of unarmed border guards. In the current situation, however, this is considered too dangerous.

dpa

Source: Stern

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