(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Egyptian border policemen on Monday opened fire at a group of Palestinians trying to cross the border into Egypt south of Rafah, killing one and wounding three, PA security sources reported. Eyewitnesses said thousands of Palestinians from Rafah and Khan Yunis crossed the border with Egypt during the day. The shooting apparently took place after gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad approached Egyptian security control towers, eyewitnesses said.
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