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It is taking 2000 security guards to seal tiny Egypt-Gaza border

AP via NY Times:

Palestinian security forces sealed Gaza's southern border early Sunday, halting a chaotic flood of people into Egypt in the past few days that began shortly after Israel withdrew from the area, officials said.

Adnan Barbach, a spokesman for the Palestinian National Security Forces, said all the gaps in the border had been closed, and 2,000 security personnel were now deployed along the frontier. He said the Palestinians were working with Egypt to make sure all Gazans could return home.

Officers were seen patrolling the border area early Sunday and preventing people from crossing. Angry Palestinians turned around but threatened to return with Hamas militants and homemade rockets. A helicopter hovered overhead.

Security along the border broke down after Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on Monday. With the Israelis gone, thousands of Palestinians freely crossed into Egypt without any border controls.

Although most people traveled to shop, celebrate or reunite with relatives, Palestinian officials acknowledged that drugs and weapons were smuggled into Gaza.

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