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| Singing the 'Nobody Loves Us' Blues: Gazans storm Rafah after Egypt closes border crossing |
| 2011-06-05 |
| Egyptian authorities later reopened the Rafah crossing on Saturday following after angry Palestinian protesters forced open gate; the temporary closure was the first since the crossing reopened last month. An Egyptian security source said the terminal at Rafah, Gaza's only gateway not controlled by Israel, had been shut for maintenance. Officials in Gaza said they had not been notified beforehand. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Officials in Gaza said they had not been notified beforehand. The Egyptians probably did try to notify. But after an hour of listening to the phone ring, they gave up. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-06-05 14:32 |