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Egyptian authorities on Saturday closed the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip indefinitely, one day following a deadly bombing in the Sinai Peninsula.
"Egyptian authorities informed the Palestinian side that the crossing will be shut for an indefinite period," Maher Abu Sabha, head of Gaza's border authority, told Anadolu Agency.
Egypt on Friday declared a three-month state of emergency in parts of the northern Sinai Peninsula following a deadly attack at a military checkpoint that killed 28 soldiers.
Egypt has tightened its grip on the border with the blockaded Gaza Strip since last year's ouster of Mohamed Morsi – the country's first freely elected president – by the army.
The crossing closure has made life even more difficult for Gaza's roughly 1.9 residents, who have groaned under an airtight Israeli blockade since 2007.
By Ola Attalah
englishnews@aa.com.tr
www.aa.com.tr/en - Gazze
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