The Palestinian Authority spokesman in Gaza, Tahir Al-nono, said Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, his interior minister and security leaders decided Sunday to close the tunnels from Egypt.
On the positive side, since he took over in 1989 Mr Abbado has widened the Berliners' repertoire to include modern composers such as Luigi Nono, Luciano Berio and Alfred Schnittke that von Karajan shunned.