Palestinians setup watchtowers to maintain order on border with Egypt

The Palestinian government has set up a new watchtower at the 13 kilometre-long Palestinian-Egyptian border in an attempt to continue maintaining the state of order on the Palestinian side.

According to Palestinian security sources, another eight watchtowers are to be set up along the borders, with CCTV cameras placed on them.

There are no security problems on the Palestinian side of the border as security staff are continuously patrolling the area with their AK47s.

On the Egyptian side, masked Egyptian soldiers are patrolling the border in armoured vehicles. From time to time, Palestinians hear what is thought to be warning bullets shot by the soldiers. This is probably because of the continued unrest in Sinai.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian security forces are continuing their demolition of tunnels between Egypt and Gaza.

Egyptian sources said the number of tunnels demolished so far is 1,300. The tunnels were once the lifeline for about 1.8 million besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt has been closed for 28 consecutive days. It was opened once in February for a number of pilgrims.

About 60 peace activists on their way to Gaza as part of an International Women’s Day delegation are currently being held in Cairo International Airport because of the closure of the crossing.

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