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  • A woman gestures as she waits to travel into Egypt through Rafah border crossing.

    Egypt limits passage of Palestinians through Rafah after PA removes forces

    Human rights groups say Rafah has been the sole exit point from Gaza for an estimated 95 percent of its population of 2 million.

  • A girl sleeps as she waits with her family to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing

    Egypt to temporarily open Rafah border crossing

    Egypt last opened the crossing more than two weeks ago.

  • A girl sleeps as she waits with her family to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing

    Thousands of Palestinians jam Gaza border, temporarily opened by Egypt

    Egypt tends to open the frontier temporarily a few times a year, usually with short notice and little explanation.

  • Egypt decides to temporarily open Rafah crossing

    A resident of Gaza City said he hoped that he will be able to travel abroad for studies.

    By ADAM RASGON

  • Gaza border opens under PA control for first time in a decade

    An Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal last month formally restored Palestinian President Abbas's administrative control of Gaza.

    By ADAM RASGON

  • Gazans attempting to cross into Egypt at the Rafah crossing

    Hamas leader: Rafah crossing to be opened intermittently

    Egyptian intelligence is reportedly making the opening of the crossing conditional on security in the Sinai peninsula.

    By BEN LYNFIELD

  • Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a protest against Israel

    Hamas delegation to Egypt fails to improve relations, report says

    Hamas refused to admit responsibility in Sinai security incidents, Al-Ahram says.

    By YAAKOV LAPPIN

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    WATCH: Egyptian warplanes bomb targets near Gaza border

    Video obtained by Reuters showed what the cameraman said to be an Egyptian warplane flying over Gaza.

    By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

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    Report: Egypt detains Hamas official at Cairo airport

    Hassan Asseify, the deputy religious affairs minister in Hamas-ruled Gaza, was stopped on his way back from Saudi Arabia.

    By REUTERS

  • Gaza explosion

    4 Palestinians killed, 30 injured in explosion in Gaza

    Eyewitnesses say that the blast was caused when Palestinians moved the remnant of an IAF bomb left over from last summer's Operation Protective Edge.

    By JPOST.COM STAFF,YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

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    Egypt to open Rafah border crossing into Gaza for 2 days

    The border crossing will only allow entry into Gaza, while people in Gaza will not be able to go to Egypt.

    By JPOST.COM STAFF

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    Palestinian students and pilgrimage-seekers protest closed Rafah crossing

    Egyptian official says Rafah border may be opened to accommodate pilgrimage requests; Students protest "lost dreams" with symbolic tossing of fake diplomas into sea.

    By JPOST.COM STAFF

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    Egypt to expand buffer zone with Gaza after longer tunnels found

    Decision to increase security buffer zone reportedly comes after discovery of underground passageways measuring 800-1,000 meters in length.

    By REUTERS

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