Egypt and Palestinians warn of 'explosive situation' in Gaza
Jailan Zayan, AFP, April 28, 2007
Egypt and the Palestinians warned on Saturday of the explosive situation in the impoverished Palestinian territories, which are struggling against a devastating economic and political blockade.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on how to lift the aid boycott and end the deadly violence in the Gaza Strip.
The two discussed "the situation on the Palestinian front and the explosive security situation in the Gaza Strip," the official MENA news agency said, after four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the territory.
Troops shot dead three members of the armed wing of the Islamist Hamas and wounded a fourth, a Palestinian medical source and the Israeli army said.
Another Palestinian, a farmer, was killed by Israeli tank fire in the southern Gaza Strip, a security official said.



