(Ha'aretz) Israel on Wednesday urged Egypt to seal its border with the Gaza Strip as thousands of Palestinians continue to traverse the frontier without any control for a third day since Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza. "Egypt is a big country which claims to respect the agreements it signs," Amos Gilad, an advisor to Defense Minister Mofaz, told Israel Radio. "It is inconceivable that Egypt as a sovereign state does not control its frontiers." There have been several reports of weapons smuggling into Gaza. Palestinian militants blew up a section of a metal wall on the border to make it easier for people to cross, witnesses said.
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