Egypt has closed the only gate to the outside world for most of Gaza’s citizens. The Rafah border crossing remains open only for patients, students, traveling abroad for medical treatment or study and for some others, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said Thursday. The Egyptian military for the first time in decades has tightened control over the border area, which is ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement, ideologically close to ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The army has located several dozen armored vehicles at the border with the Palestinian enclave in order, it said, to suppress possible activities of militants in the area. - death - july 4th 2013 - rt news
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:15:14 +0000
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