No friend of Palis: Egypt turns back 3000 Palestinians
“The Palestinians were stopped and asked to turn back after travelling past El-Arish”, 35km from the border town of Rafah, the furthest point they were allowed to reach to stock up on goods, the source said.
Road blocks have been set up across Sinai, particularly on the roads leading out of the peninsula and on to mainland Egypt.
Egyptian media reported today that authorities had raided hotels and rented apartments in Cairo and other large cities in search of Palestinians who may have slipped past security.
One security source said a number of Palestinians had been arrested in Taba on the Israeli border and in southern Egypt.
Security forces have been given strict orders to prevent any Palestinians without passports or entry visas from staying in Sinai, the source said.