39:. The establishment of a Gaza seaport was mentioned in the Oslo I Accord, as early as 1993. The 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum determined that the construction works could commence on 1 October 1999. The project started on 18 July 2000, but was stopped in an early stage due to obstruction of the supply of construction materials, and destruction by the
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Memorandum also determined that the port would not be operated in any way before reaching a joint
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since 2007, when Israel imposed a strict blockade on Gaza.The blockade was put on Gaza after Hamas startes firing rockets into civillian areas in Israel.Egypt also responded with a blockade abd bulldozed half of Raffa to creater a buffer zone between Gaza and Egypt.
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96:(EGDG) signed a contract for the project. It was difficult to reach consensus with Israel on issues regarding engineering, operations and security. Due to Israeli obstruction, the 1994 contract expired before the works could start.
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