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<div id="divNewsDatetime">PressTV &#8211;  Sat Apr 2, 2011 1:36AM</div>
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<div><strong>The  Egyptian military has confiscated a huge consignment of  cement bound  for the Gaza Strip that is under the Israeli blockade  since 2007. </strong></div>
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<p>A 15-member delegation from the Egyptian International Coalition for  Lifting the Siege and Rebuilding Gaza, which was accompanying the  shipment, said the move indicates the Egyptian revolution has done  nothing to change Cairo&#8217;s policies toward Palestine, a Press TV  correspondent reported from Cairo.</p>
<p>A week has passed since the delegation was in Cairo awaiting a  written permission from the relevant authorities to enter the 10 tons of  cement into the coastal enclave through the Rafah border.</p>
<p>However, after a series of delays and no definitive answer from  Egyptian authorities, the Egyptian military decided to confiscate the  cement and urge the members to pack up and go.</p>
<p>Observers say this is perhaps a clear indication that former  President Hosni Mubarak&#8217;s strict and cruel policies towards Palestine  are still present within Egyptian authorities.</p>
<p>Activists believe the Egyptian government delayed procedures in the  hope that they could derail the mission and discourage the delegation.</p>
<p>The delegation, however, camped outside the Rafah border for seven nights and was determined to come again.</p>
<p>FTP/AGB</p>
<p><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172673.html">Source</a></p>
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