FORCED TO FLEE GAZA AND STUCK IN A BOTILENECK: EGYPT STEELS BORDER.

The article reports on the thousands of Palestinians fleeing from Israel's siege of Gaza and military campaign against the militant group Hamas and their fear of potential mass displacement into Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. It informs the overcrowding and deteriorating conditions at the border area between Gaza and Egypt. It raises the concern of Egypt about economic damage due to the influx of refugees and informs its building of sand barriers and stationing of military vehicles at the border.