Egyptian border guards move to close border with Gaza, eyewitnesses say
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Egyptian border guards moved to close the border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, forming a human shield and blocking movement of Palestinians into Egypt with their riot shields, eyewitnesses said.
The Egyptians were allowing passage only to Palestinians seeking to return to the strip after visiting Egypt, in the wake of the demolition of large stretches of the border wall by Hamas gunmen Wednesday night.