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Eygpt works to close off Gaza border
Egypt: Egyptian security forces and Hamas gunmen worked together on Monday to string a barbed wire fence across one of three breaches in the Gaza border.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:35 January 28, 2008
Egypt: Egyptian security forces and Hamas gunmen worked together on Monday to string a barbed wire fence across one of three breaches in the Gaza border in the latest effort to curb the influx of Palestinians into Egypt.
Egyptian border guards blocked Palestinians attempting to cross from Gaza into Rafah.
Three trucks of Egyptian security forces pulled up to the "Brazil" gate and strung wire across the entry point into Egypt. They were aided by half a dozen bearded and uniformed Hamas militants from the other side of the border.
Hamas, meanwhile, have stopped civilian cars from entering into Egypt from the Gaza Strip at the main Salah Eddin crossing, permitting only trucks to go into Rafah and buy products.
Six days after Hamas blew several holes into the border to foil an Israeli-imposed blockade, Palestinians continued to wander through the Egyptian-side of Rafah, stocking up on supplies.
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