Location:
RAFAH, GAZA STRIP, PSE
Post Date:
Apr 11, 2006 2:29 PM
TAG ID:
upiphotos687764
(RM)
Credit:
ISMAEL MOHAMAD/UPI/Newscom
Format:
3000 x 2006 Color JPEG
Photographer:
ISMAEL MOHAMAD
Keywords:
MIDDLEEAST, CONFLICT
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Special security men loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas patrol in the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza strip April 11, 2006. Special forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assumed control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt on Tuesday in a move certain to heighten tensions with the Islamic militant group Hamas. (UPI Photo /Ismael Mohamad)