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January 23, 2008 03:48 PM

A fallen wall between Gaza and Egypt

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A long line of Egyptian trucks loaded with goods to sell backs up in Rafah, Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip.
A long line of Egyptian trucks loaded with goods to sell backs up in Rafah, Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
Palestinian boys sit atop the toppled border fence once separating Egypt from the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian boys sit atop the toppled border fence once separating Egypt from the Gaza Strip. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
An Egyptian border guard raises his truncheon as Palestinians try to cross back into the Gaza Strip after shopping in Rafah, Egypt.
An Egyptian border guard raises his truncheon as Palestinians try to cross back into the Gaza Strip after shopping in Rafah, Egypt. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
A trader in Rafah, Egypt sells cigarettes, soap and other goods to Palestinians streaming across the border from the Gaza Strip.
A trader in Rafah, Egypt sells cigarettes, soap and other goods to Palestinians streaming across the border from the Gaza Strip. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
Palestinian women carry bottles of Coca-Cola from Rafah, Egypt back into the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants toppled the border fence.
Palestinian women carry bottles of Coca-Cola from Rafah, Egypt back into the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants toppled the border fence. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
A Palestinian carries empty gasoline cans across the Gaza Strip border with Egypt after militants toppled the border walls separating the two.
A Palestinian carries empty gasoline cans across the Gaza Strip border with Egypt after militants toppled the border walls separating the two. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
Thousands of Palestinians flooded into Egypt after Palestinian militants toppled the metal and concrete walls along the border.
Thousands of Palestinians flooded into Egypt after Palestinian militants toppled the metal and concrete walls along the border. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
A Palestinian woman walks across the toppled metal fence that once separated the Gaza Strip from Egypt after Palestinian militants toppled the wall.
A Palestinian woman walks across the toppled metal fence that once separated the Gaza Strip from Egypt after Palestinian militants toppled the wall. Dion Nissenbaum / MCT
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