Top Arab diplomat to Gaza in push to end blockade
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The Arab world's top diplomat is touring Gaza to push for the lifting of a 3-year-old blockade of the territory. Sunday's visit by Arab League chief Amr Moussa is the first by a senior Arab official since the Islamic militant Hamas movement seized the territory in 2007.
He will meet with Gaza's top Hamas official, in a boost for the widely shunned movement. The trip signals a shift in policy following Israel's deadly raid of a blockade-busting flotilla two weeks ago. Many Arab countries held Hamas at arms length and Egypt has been Israel's partner in keeping Gaza sealed. (AP)
