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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: August 24, 2006 |
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About 50 masked Palestinian militants set off a landmine Thursday near the concrete wall marking the Gaza-Egypt border, Palestinian security officials said.
The explosion caused little damage to the wall, the officials said.
In the past, militants have blown holes in the wall, allowing unfettered passage between Egypt and Gaza. The official Rafah border crossing has been closed for much of the past few months, due to Israeli security warnings that have prevented European observers from reaching the internationally monitored border.
Israel has been concerned that arms smugglers and Islamic militants could freely cross from Egypt's Sinai Desert into Gaza. |
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