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<td><span class="PublishedDate">[ 					27/02/2011 &#8211; 06:16 PM ] </span></td>
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<p style="font-size:10pt;">RAMALLAH, (PIC)&#8211; Thousands of Gazans  have been stranded abroad for over a month during changes in Egypt that  have hindered their entry into the Cairo International Airport, the  Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has said.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Palestinians returning to the Gaza Strip must transit Egypt before crossing over to the strip through Rafah.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">”Since the outbreak of the Egyptian  revolution Palestinians have been denied entry to the Arab Republic of  Egypt, and the Rafah land crossing was closed 30 January 2011 in both  directions,” the rights center said in a statement on Sunday.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The border crossing was later reopened for  commuters entering the Gaza Strip on 17 February and then in both  directions on 22 February, allowing hundreds of Palestinians to travel  and return.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">But the situation grew worse after airlines placed restrictions on Palestinians traveling to Gaza through Egypt.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Thousands of Palestinians including dozens  of families who had traveled abroad have so far been affected, the PCHR  statement says, adding that they include students, patients and  employees who may be at risk of losing their jobs.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The PCHR called on PA chief Mahmoud Abbas  to instruct Palestinian embassies to do what they can to ensure their  speedy return, as well as the Egyptian government to authorize entry to  Egypt and allow their passage to the Gaza Strip</p>
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