MediaLine reports that Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyeh has canceled plans for a fundraising trip through the Arab world, citing restrictions impacting the Rafah crossing. Haniyeh could have received VIP treatment that would have allowed him to proceed, but said he would not travel until all Palestinians were able to use Rafah. It remains closed because Israel is not permitting European monitors who oversee Rafah to cross from Israel to Gaza.
Haniyeh's plans had called for a month of travel through seven Arab nations in order to raise money for the Hamas-led government and to discuss efforts to form a unity government with Fatah. The Palestinian volleyball team was forced to cancel its trip to the Asian Games qualifying matches as did its soccer team earlier this month.
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