Egypt has closed its border with the Gaza Strip after hundreds of Palestinians clashed with police.
Security officials said that angry crowds, who had been waiting for hours to be allowed to pass through the Rafah crossing, swept through the checkpoint and entered Egyptian territory by force. Egyptian Israel reopens Gaza crossing points ...
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Gaza violence leaves at least eight Hamas militants dead ... border guards used water cannons to disperse the Palestinians, who threw rocks at them. Egypt had opened the crossing on Tuesday to allow sick and injured Palestinians through, as well as those with residence or work permits for third countries. This was part of a truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.
(Deutsche Welle)
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