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Hamas policemen stand in front of Egyptian soldiers as they prevent Palestinians from coming close to the iron gate of Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip, June 4, 2011. Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only,
Egypt reopens Rafah crossing following release of kidnap victims
Al-Masry Al-Youm 22 May 2013
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopened on Wednesday morning after five days of closure,...
Hamas denies involvement in Rafah massacre
Egypt Independent 16 Mar 2013
A Hamas leader has denied the reports on the involvement of elements belonging to the group in the attack on Egyptian...
An Egyptian army vehicle keeps its position close to the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip
Editor accuses Hamas members of Rafah killings, threatens to go to ICJ
Al-Masry Al-Youm 14 Mar 2013
  Ashraf Badr, the editor-in-chief of state-run news source Al-Ahram Al-Arabi, threatened to submit to the...
Hamas and Fatah reconciliation
Hamas military wing denies planning deadly attack on Rafah army camp
Egypt Independent 14 Mar 2013
Hamas' military wing denied involvement Thursday in the deadly attack on a Rafah checkpoint in August 2012, which...
Trucks carrying heavy machinery to be used to destroy smuggling tunnels linking Egypt and the Gaza Strip, arriving at al-Arish city, about 350 km (217 miles) northeast of Cairo, 9 August 2012. Military forces deploying in northern Sinai's, as it began a crackdown on Islamist militants in the region.
Egypt allows trucks with Qatari building supplies to enter Gaza
Egypt Independent 05 Jan 2013
Five trucks carrying construction materials from Qatar entered Gaza on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing after...
Abouel Fotouh's campaign at Al-Azhar Conference Center. Presidential elections 2012
Abouel Fotouh heads medical convoy to Gaza, says Rafah crossing should remain open
Egypt Independent 16 Nov 2012
The Rafah border crossing must stay open for 24 hours to facilitate the passage of Palestinians on both sides of the...
Update: Egypt closes Rafah crossing
Agencies
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egypt Independent
15 Nov 2012
Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing after the Israeli occupation forces targeted the Palestinian side...
Ismail Haniyeh,Resigned Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza
Rafah crossing opens for Hamas PM following controversial Cairo visit
Al-Masry Al-Youm 21 Sep 2012
  The Rafah border crossing was exceptionally opened on Friday to allow for the passage of Gaza Strip Prime...
Egyptian security forces arrest suspected militants after a firefight at the al-Goura settlement in Egypt's north Sinai region, about 15 km (10 miles) from the border with Israel, 11 August 2012. Egyptian troops killed as many as six Islamist militants after storming their hideout at the settlement near the isolated border with Israel on Sunday, security sources and eyewitnesses said.
Operation Eagle to resume in Sinai after negotiations with jihadis fail
Al-Masry Al-Youm 17 Sep 2012
Army and police forces involved in Operation Eagle in Sinai are now on maximum alert after negotiations between a...
Egyptian security forces arrest suspected militants after a firefight at the al-Goura settlement in Egypt's north Sinai region, about 15 km (10 miles) from the border with Israel, 11 August 2012. Egyptian troops killed as many as six Islamist militants after storming their hideout at the settlement near the isolated border with Israel on Sunday, security sources and eyewitnesses said.
Sinai tribe hands its weapons to army
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Aug 2012
  The Barahma tribe in Sinai handed a significant number of weapons and ammunition over to the Armed Forces on...