elarish – The Mail & Guardian

/ 22 January 2008

Palestinians break out of Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians broke through the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Egyptian security forces, a security source said. The group managed to get past Egyptian security forces who had retreated from their positions trying to contain the crowd.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 9 May 2006

Militant connected to Dahab bombings shot dead

Police have killed the leader of an al-Qaeda-inspired militant group who was wanted for last month’s Sinai bombings that killed 21 people, said the local North Sinai police command. Nasser Khamis el-Mallahi, the leader of Egypt’s Monotheism and Jihad, was shot dead and his accomplice captured in a gun battle in an olive grove on Tuesday morning.

By Staff Reporter