Thousands of Palestinians protested on Monday at the Salah Ed Deen Gate area, near the border with Egypt, against the Iron Wall Egypt is installing with American support and supervision along its border with Gaza.
.......Egypt started the installation of the Iron Wall which also goes deep underground to block the tunnels used for smuggling goods into the besieged coastal region.
......The installation of the wall caused further tension along the border between Gaza and Egypt, and also led to sporadic exchanges of fire between Palestinian fighters and Egyptian border policemen.
Egypt intends to install the 10km (6.21 miles) wall along its border with Gaza; its depth will be 30 meters (100 feet).
......Abu Zuhri added that this wall will strangle the residents and would cause a real catastrophe in the coastal region. Full story
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