Egypt has announced it will ramp up military troop deployment near the Rafah border with the Gaza Strip in a bid "to strengthen national security."
According to a statement published Nov. 8 by Egyptian armed forces spokesperson Gharib Abdel Hafez on his official Facebook page, "A joint military committee succeeded (during a coordination meeting with the Israeli side) in amending the security agreement to increase the number and capabilities of border guards near the Rafah crossing."