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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/624877.html
Israel Urges Egypt to Seal Border with Gaza
(Ha'aretz) Israel on Wednesday urged Egypt to seal its border with the Gaza Strip as thousands of Palestinians continue to traverse the frontier without any control for a third day since Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza. "Egypt is a big country which claims to respect the agreements it signs," Amos Gilad, an advisor to Defense Minister Mofaz, told Israel Radio. "It is inconceivable that Egypt as a sovereign state does not control its frontiers." There have been several reports of weapons smuggling into Gaza. Palestinian militants blew up a section of a metal wall on the border to make it easier for people to cross, witnesses said.