Hamas: There is progress with Israel, challenges may harm the calm
Members of Hamas told the Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar that "The number of merchants permitted to pass through the Erez crossing to the West Bank increased and the flow of fuel continues."
Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt, for the first time after Hamas ceded Rafah border crossing to the Palestinian Authority, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2017(photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV