Friday, January 25, 2008

WILL THE U.N. BE CONDEMNING EGYPT?

Egypt Fires Water Cannons at Palestinians at Border
Egyptian forces fired
water cannons at Palestinians trying to force their way across the Gaza-Egypt border on Friday. Egyptian forces began placing barbed wire near the collapsed steel border wall early on Friday, and witnesses said Palestinians threw stones at Egyptian forces, who responded by beating some Palestinians with clubs. (Reuters)


Egypt Closes Suez Canal Bridge to Keep Gazans from Cairo
Egyptian authorities closed the As-Salam Bridge over the Suez Canal to stop tens of thousands of Gaza Strip residents from going on to Cairo after they crossed the Sinai Peninsula. (Maan News-PA)

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