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Viewing cable 08CAIRO123, GAZA BORDER UPDATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08CAIRO123 2008-01-25 11:18 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Cairo 
VZCZCXRO1111
OO RUEHROV
DE RUEHEG #0123 0251118
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 251118Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7967
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
 
UNCLAS CAIRO 000123 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL KPAL EG IS
SUBJECT:  GAZA BORDER UPDATE 
 
 
1.  A security contact confirmed to us that the Ministry of Defense 
would be trying to prevent additional Palestinians from entering 
Egypt today, January 25.  Egyptian Border Guard Forces are now 
deployed to create a form of barrier along the border at Rafah, but 
an opening exists to allow Palestinians to exit back to Gaza. 
 
2.  There also appears to be an effort underway to start patching 
the wall to create a more permanent barrier.  Egyptian Central 
Security Forces continue to make efforts (via roadblocks) to prevent 
Palestinians from moving beyond Al Arish city towards Cairo or into 
the Sinai.  According to press reports, Egyptian security forces are 
now performing checks on Palestinians. 
 
Ricciardone