Egypt imposes toughest Gaza restrictions in years

Egypt’s new government has imposed the toughest border restrictions on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in years, sealing smuggling tunnels, blocking most passenger traffic and causing millions of pounds in economic losses.

Some in Hamas fear the movement is being swept up in the same Egyptian military campaign that earlier this month toppled the country’s democratically elected Islamist president Mohammed Morsi – who, like the Gaza rulers, is part of the region’s Muslim Brotherhood.