Place: Rafah border

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Rival Palestinian factions agree deal paving way for Gaza reintegration

Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a preliminary, partial agreement that could pave the way for President Mahmoud Abbas to resume governing the Gaza Strip a decade after Hamas overran the territory, officials said.

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Hamas to benefit from victory by Muslim Brotherhood

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Irish aid convoy stranded for days after Gaza entry denied

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Hamas to keep fighting if terms not considered

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Blair's 'stranded' sister-in-law enters Egypt

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Palestinians pour into Egypt as gunmen blast border

Egypt fights off Palestinian border protest

Egyptian border guards fired in the air and used clubs and water cannon to drive back hundreds of Palestinian women who surged across the border from Gaza today.

Tue, 22 Jan, 2008

Palestinian pilgrims set fire to temporary Egyptian camps

MORE than a thousand Palestinian pilgrims set fire yesterday to temporary camps set up by the Egyptian government to house them until a dispute over how they will return to the Gaza Strip is resolved.

Tue, 01 Jan, 2008

Palestinian cars 'sent to fetch PM'

Three Palestinian government cars tonight passed through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt to fetch Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh after gunmen from his Hamas group seized control of the terminal.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2006

Hamas PM attempts return as militants seize crossing

Hamas militants today burst into the Rafah border terminal, sparking a gunbattle with guards before taking control of the crossing.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2006

Explosions heard along Gaza-Egypt border

Two loud explosions today rocked the Gaza-Egypt border after nightfall, and security officials said militants had blown a hole in the border fence.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2006

Israel broadens push into Gaza

For the first time since its pull-out from Gaza a year ago, Israeli tanks and infantry took up positions on the Egypt-Gaza border today, killing two Palestinian gunmen and surrounding the Rafah border terminal, as the army broadened its search for arms smuggling tunnels.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2006

Palestinian police storm Rafah border crossing

Palestinian policemen angry over growing lawlessness in the Gaza Strip stormed the Gaza-Egypt border crossing today, scaring off European monitors who fled the area and forcing the border to close.

Fri, 30 Dec, 2005

Palestinian PM urges locals to protect Gaza Strip

PALESTINIAN prime minister Ahmed Qureia surveyed the wreckage of Israel’s former Gaza Strip settlements yesterday after his government was handed control of the whole territory.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2005

Israel to close Gaza-Egypt border

Israel is to close the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt until further notice, officials said today, after proposing new arrangements that could include movement of Palestinians in and out of Gaza under the supervision of foreign inspectors without an Israeli presence.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2005

Car bomb attack on Israeli convoy

A car bomb exploded near an Israeli convoy on the Gaza-Egypt border today, killing the bomber and slightly wounding two soldiers, the army said.

Fri, 28 May, 2004

Israel holds 'bin Laden terror protege'

A Palestinian man is being held by Israel on charges he was trained by Osama bin Laden and ordered to carry out large-scale attacks.

Mon, 24 Sep, 2001