07 March 2008
Egypt has started building a concrete wall along its border with Gaza, a security official said yesterday, even as it speaks to Hamas about improving the dire situation in the increasingly isolated enclave.
Egypt has started work on a three-metre (ten foot)-high wall along the border with Gaza," the official said, adding that a three-kilometre (two mile) section of the wall had already been built. "It is a preventative measure. There is no threat of another border breach at the moment," the official said.
Gaza-based militants in January blew up the previous border, allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to enter Egypt and stock up on supplies after a crippling Israeli blockade aimed at ending militant rocket fire.
Egypt has started building a concrete wall along its border with Gaza, a security official said yesterday, even as it speaks to Hamas about improving the dire situation in the increasingly isolated enclave.
Egypt has started work on a three-metre (ten foot)-high wall along the border with Gaza," the official said, adding that a three-kilometre (two mile) section of the wall had already been built. "It is a preventative measure. There is no threat of another border breach at the moment," the official said.
Gaza-based militants in January blew up the previous border, allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to enter Egypt and stock up on supplies after a crippling Israeli blockade aimed at ending militant rocket fire.
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