Border Crossings of Egypt - Egypt - Gaza Strip Border Crossings, Egypt-Israel Border Croegypt - Gaza Strip Border Crossings, Egypt-Israel Border Crossings, Egypt-Libya Border Crossings Ssings, Egypt-Libya Border Crossings (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Egypt - Gaza Strip Border Crossings, Egypt-israel Border Crossings, Egypt-libya Border Crossings, Egypt-sudan Border Crossings, Eilat, 2008 Breach of the Gaza-egypt Border, Taba, Egypt, Musaid, Lake Nasser, Kerem Shalom, European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah, Rafah Border Crossing, Taba Border Crossing, Netafim Border Crossing, Nitzana Border Crossing. Excerpt: The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on January 23, 2008, after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the Israel and Egypt Gaza Strip barrier. The United Nations estimates that as many as half the 1.5 million population of the Gaza Strip crossed the border into Egypt seeking food and supplies. Israeli police went on an increased alert due to fears that militants would acquire weapons in Egypt. Egypt closed the Rafah Border Crossing in June 2007, days before the Hamas took control of Gaza at the end of the Fatah-Hamas conflict; The breach followed a blockade of the Gaza Strip by Israel beginning in part that same June, with fuel supply reductions in October 2007. A total blockade had begun on January 17, 2008 following a rise in rocket attacks on Israel emanating from Gaza. Although Israel demanded Egypt reseal the border due to security concerns, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered his troops to allow crossings to alleviate the humanitarian crisis, while verifying that the Gazans did not attempt to bring weapons back into Gaza. The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned Israel for the 15th time in less than two years on January 24, calling the blockade collective punishment. However, the proceedings were boycotted by Israel and the United States. On January 27, 2008, Israeli Prime Minister ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15399555