Hamas Urges Egypt To Reopen Gaza Strip Crossing

Egyptian military has been trying to prevent smuggling into the Gaza Strip

(Reuters)—Palestinian Islamist group Hamas urged Egypt on Wednesday to reopen the border crossing with the Gaza Strip that was closed after a suspected militant attack on Egyptian policemen near the frontier earlier this week.

Hamas, an off-shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, has ruled Gaza since 2007 and has an uneasy relationship with Egypt's new army-backed leadership, which toppled elected President Mohamed Mursi, a Hamas ally, last month.