Hamas furious at Egyptian apartheid buffer zone in Rafah

Hamas is furious because Egypt is creating a buffer zone in Rafah between itself and Gaza, which will make smuggling tunnels much harder to dig and operate.

Ehab Ghissin, spokesman for the Hamas government, said that there
should be no buffer zones “between brothers and friendly
countries.”

Ghissin expressed hope that the Egyptian move would not
“solidify the blockade” and increase the

At least 25 Egyptian soldiers/policemen killed in Rafah ambush

At least 25 Egyptian soldiers or policemen (the reports vary) have been killed in an ambush in Rafah, along the border between Egypt and Gaza. This is from the 'Palestinian' Maan News.

At least 25 Egyptian soldiers were killed by militants in an ambush on two buses in north Sinai on Monday.The
soldiers were reportedly executed by militants after being ordered to
leave the buses. The armed

Egypt shuts Gaza border indefinitely, world silent

Egypt has indefinitely shut the Rafah border crossing that provides the only exit from the strip for Gazans, stranding 'hundreds' of Gazans on the other side in the process. Of course, since it's not Israel that's doing this, the world is silent.

The move could mark a dramatic escalation in
the closures faced by Gaza’s residents. Rafah is the Gaza Strip’s only
exit point not controlled by