Today an organized group of masked terrorists (probably Hamas, although no one is saying) used explosives to blow a hole in the wall that marks the border between Egypt and the Palestinian town of Rafah, then stormed the border gates and wounded an Egyptian guard in a gun battle, allowing thousands of Arabs to cross into Palestinian territory with no supervision at all.

Al-Reuters says the Rafah crossing was “reopened.”

Palestinians carry their belongings after the reopening of the Rafah crossing, July 14, 2006. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)

UPDATE at 7/14/06 6:00:14 pm:

At Getty Images, here’s a more accurate picture the news wires didn’t pick up: Gunmen, believed to be from the armed wing of the governing Palestinian movement Hamas…

UPDATE at 7/14/06 6:21:32 pm:

More Getty pictures of this attack on the border, oddly not picked up by mainstream media, here: Search for: “rafah”.