re: #371 Dark_Falcon

That’s not why they are doing that. They don’t want to allow Islamists from Hamas into Egypt for fear that they will cause trouble.

No…the link I provided shows that Hamas has barred Palestinians from entering Egypt, not the other way around:

Cairo says dozens of empty ambulances are at the Rafah crossing - the only one to Gaza which avoids Israel.

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Egypt has helicopters and doctors on standby at the Rafah crossing.

There are also up to 40 ambulances waiting to go into Gaza to bring out the most seriously wounded. Tonnes of medical supplies have arrived at the nearby airport of El-Arish.

But the Egyptian authorities say that, at the moment, they have no-one to treat.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the wounded were “barred from crossing” and he blamed “those in control of Gaza” for putting the lives of the injured at risk.

I do agree with you that Mubarak and others are afraid of radical Islamists seeping into Egypt and undermining his leadership…but thats not relevant in this particular case.