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Egypt’s security forces deter attack on checkpoint in Rafah

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Egyptian security forces in North Sinai succeeded in deterring an armed attack on one of their checkpoints on Sunday in Rafah, according to an Al Arabiya reporter. Witnesses of the attack said that armed men began shooting gunfire at security guards standing at the checkpoint, where one soldier, Mohamed Ibrahim Mahmoud, 22, was injured. During investigations in the area aroundRead more

Egypt opens Gaza border for first time since unity deal

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Egypt opened its largely sealed border with Gaza on Saturday for the first time since a reconciliation agreement saw the Palestinian Authority take control of the crossing from Hamas. A Palestinian official at the Rafah crossing said it had opened at 0700 GMT and was expected to stay open for three days. "Egypt will open the crossing for humanitarian casesRead more

Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority

Rafah - Muslimchronicle

Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday in a first key test of a Palestinian reconciliation accord agreed last month, an Agence France-Presse journalist said. Nazmi Muhanna, the Palestinian Authority's top official for border crossings, and his Hamas counterpart signed an agreement that will see the internationally recognized authority takeRead more

Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority

Rafah - Muslimchronicle

Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday in a first key test of a Palestinian reconciliation accord agreed last month, an AFP journalist said. Nazmi Muhanna, the Palestinian Authority's top official for border crossings, and his Hamas counterpart signed an agreement that will see the internationally recognised authority take controlRead more

3 Hamas militants killed in Gaza tunnel collapse within a week

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Three Islamic Hamas movement's militants died in tunnel collapse incidents in the Gaza Strip in the past five days, the group and Gaza-based rights group said Tuesday. One Hamas militant, Hani Chalouf, died while working in a tunnel collapse in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah earlier on Tuesday, according to the group's armed wing. Earlier this week, twoRead more

Hamas militant dies in Gaza tunnel incident

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

A Hamas militant died in an incident in a tunnel in Gaza, the Islamist movement which controls the territory said on Tuesday, the third such death in five days. In a statement, Hamas hailed "Hani Shalouf from Rafah (in southern Gaza), who died during his work in a resistance tunnel," using its term for tunnels used for military purposes. ItRead more

Adnan described bombing as exceptional

Gaza - Moneib Saada

Professor of Political Science Adnan Abu Amer said that there is no accuracy in what is being discussed about Salafist threats to fire rockets at Israel, saying that the latest bombing witnessed in Rafah are considered messages to both Egypt and Israel that the Jihadi movements are still exist. He added, in a statement to “Muslimchronicle”, that it is notRead more

UN chief condemns deadly attack on checkpoint in Egypt

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned a terrorist attack in Rafah, Egypt, which killed at least 10 Egyptian soldiers and injured 20 others at an army checkpoint. "The Secretary-General hopes those responsible for today's cowardly act will be swiftly brought to justice," said a statement by his spokesman Stephane Dujarric. In the statement, Guterres conveyed his condolences toRead more

Expert warns of fixed checkpoints

Cairo - Mina Samy

Egyptian security expert Magdy Al Basyoni blamed fixed checkpoints, saying that they always fail to face the terrorist threats during the current critical period witnessed in the country. He added that the terrorists use such checkpoints to carry out their terrorist attacks against the security and military forces. He mourned the death of the Egyptian military personnel who were killedRead more