Egypt on high alert at Gaza crossing
Egyptian medical and security teams have been sent to the Rafah border crossing after some 2,000 Palestinians forced their way back into the Gaza Strip. “North Sinai governor Ahmed Abdel Hamid gave instructions to all the state’s services to be prepared for emergencies,” the official MENA news agency said Saturday. Police reinforcements were deployed along the roads leading to the border town of Rafah while extra medical supplies were sent to the region’s hospitals, it added. Full Story