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<div class="field-item odd">Khalaf Ali Hassan | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today&#8217;s News from Egypt</div>
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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 28/03/2011 &#8211; 18:50</span></div>
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<p>A leading figure in the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas  said on Monday that the Egyptian authorities have &#8220;promised to open the  Rafah crossing and improve procedures for crossing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mahmoud Al-Zahar also said the Supreme Council of Armed Forces has  assigned a military representative to discuss the details of the  crossing re-opening.</p>
<p>“Hamas would never tamper with Egyptian national security,” he said.  “Accusations that we were behind the Alexandria church blast were proven  false.”</p>
<p>Al-Zahar, who is currently visiting Cairo, said he will ask the  Egyptian foreign minister to determine the number of Palestinians  detained in Egyptian prisons in preparation for negotiating their  release.</p>
<p>“We are here to explain our stance on internal Palestinian discord and try to resolve it,” he added.</p>
<p>Translated from the Arabic Edition</p>
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