(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - In an effort to increase the Palestinian Authority's influence inside Gaza, Israel and the PA are finalizing plans to deploy Palestinian officials at the Kerem Shalom crossing in the coming months, according to Maj.-Gen. Eitan Dangot, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories. The possible deployment of PA officials at Kerem Shalom is part of a larger international and Israeli effort to enable PA President Mahmoud Abbas to reestablish a presence in Gaza. Hamas drove the PA out of Gaza in 2007.
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