Germany, France, Britain propose EU mission to open Gaza crossing


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 Aug 2014

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, France and Britain have proposed reactivating a European Union mission on the Egypt-Gaza border to help stabilise the Palestinian enclave after a month-long war, a German diplomatic source said on Wednesday.

The source said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and counterparts in Paris and London favoured restoring EU operations at the Rafah crossing that is the main window on the world for Gaza's 1.8 million Palestinians.

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