Egypt has closed its border with the Gaza Strip after hundreds of Palestinians clashed with police.
Security officials said that angry crowds, who had been waiting for hours to be allowed to pass through the Rafah crossing, swept through the checkpoint and entered Egyptian territory by force. Egyptian border guards used water cannons to disperse the Palestinians, who threw rocks at them. Viable police, judiciary needed in West Bank ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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