Rafah

I Feel Much Safer Now

craigmurray.org.uk     Aug 6, 2008          

Hurray! Osama Bin Laden's driver has been convicted by a totally impartial jury of, umm, US military officers. Next week we have the trial of the woman who cooked his soup, while I understand the CIA are pursuing a very...                    

Egypt reopens Rafah crossing for Gaza patients

xinhuanet.com     Aug 5, 2008   1 related          

GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian security sources of Hamas' interior ministry said Tuesday that Egypt reopened Rafah border crossing to allow 28 Gaza patients to enter Egypt for urgent medical treatment. Earlier on Monday,...                    

Egyptian troops find smuggling tunnels

ynet.co.il     Aug 5, 2008   1 related          

An Egyptian security official says Egyptian guards have discovered eight new smuggling tunnels north of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip. The official says the tunnels were found in the last 24 hours and one...                    

MK Vilnai: Shalit's release – prerequisite for opening of Rafah crossing

ynet.co.il     Aug 5, 2008          

Deputy Defense Minister MK Matan Vilnai (Labor-Meimad) said Tuesday that opening the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is conditioned by the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The re-opening of the...                    

Is Obama acception donations from Palestinian brothers living in the Gaza strip?

stoptheaclu.com     Aug 5, 2008   12 related          

It sure looks like it. Pamela Gellar broke the story of two Palestinian brothers from Rafah in the Gaza strip — currently controlled by Hamas, a notorious terrorist organization — who have apparently donated over $29,000 to the...                    

Egyptian border guards wound Sudanese migrant

iht.com     Aug 4, 2008   19 related          

An Egyptian medical official says border guards have wounded a Sudanese migrant who was trying to cross illegally into Israel. Imad Kharboush, head of the emergency unit at El-Arish Hospital, says border guards shot the 48-old...                    

Security forces obstruct Bedouin conference

dailystaregypt.com     Aug 3, 2008   2 related          

CAIRO: Heightened security in North Sinai led to the delay of a proposed conference of Bedouin tribes in which they planned to make demands from the Egyptian government.Earlier on Friday, hundreds of Bedouins had driven through...                    

Gaza smuggling tunnel collapses, kills 5

upi.com     Aug 2, 2008   42 related          

Published: Aug. 2, 2008 at 7:35 AM GAZA, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A tunnel used to smuggle goods into Gaza from Egypt has collapsed, killing at least five people and injuring 16, Palestinian sources say. CNN reported Saturday that the...                    

Hussein Gets Illegal Ccontributions ….From Gaza - With Video

patdollard.com     Aug 2, 2008   2 related          

Damn great work and kudos to Atlas Shrugs Obama’s Gazan Contributions Atlas reader Cathy has been indispensable in helping to track Obama’s very questionable campaign donations. She found a one mother of a red flag. There is a...                    

Egyptian border guards kill African migrant

iht.com     Aug 1, 2008   6 related          

An Egyptian medical official says border guards have killed an African migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel. Imad Kharboush, head of the emergency unit at El-Arish Hospital, says border guards shot the 27-year-old...