Egypt - Oct 28

Egyptian authorities have cleared residents along its eastern border with Gaza and plans to make a 500 m wide buffer zone to combat militant activity. The most recent attack, which killed at least 31 soldiers, prompted a state of emergency and the indefinite closing of the Gaza crossing, the only non-Israeli passage for the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian army has waged a broad offensive in the Northern Sinai against Islamic militants, many of whom travel to and from Gaza using tunnels. The closure of the Strip will add additional hardship to members of the Gazan enclave, still recovering from the 50-day summer conflict with Israel. Source: Ynet News