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Asmaa al-Ghoul is a columnist for Al-Monitor's Palestine Pulse and a journalist from the Rafah refugee camp based in Gaza.
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![An Egyptian soldier guards the border between Egypt and southern Gaza Strip September 16, 2013. The Egyptian army is clearing buildings deemed a security threat at a distance of up to one km (0.6 miles) from the Gaza border, an army spokesman said on Sunday, accusing groups in the Hamas-run territory of mounting joint attacks with Sinai militants. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTX13N6S](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/10/Borderegypt.jpg/Borderegypt.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=SqADhyha)
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![A Palestinian youth waves an Egyptian flag as he takes part in a rally calling on Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah crossing, outside the crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 16, 2013. Cairo closed the Rafah crossing, Gaza's main window to the world, completely last week after assailants crashed two explosive-laden cars into a security building adjacent to the border zone, killing six Egyptian soldiers. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, said 1,000 patients a mo](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/10/Gazauniversity.jpg/Gazauniversity.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=cBDCHKwV)
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![Members of Hamas security forces pray before a rally calling on Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah border crossing, at the crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 17, 2013. Cairo closed the Rafah crossing, Gaza's main window to the world, completely last week after assailants crashed two explosive-laden cars into a security building adjacent to the border zone, killing six Egyptian soldiers. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, said 1,000 patients a month required med](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/09/Hamas%20Gaza.jpg/Hamas%20Gaza.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=s6NRHSoL)
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![Boys watch as Palestinian militants on a truck protest against peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as possible U.S. attacks on Syria, in the northern Gaza Strip September 6, 2013. The protest was organized by Hamas militants and other Palestinian factions. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX139GR](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/09/Hamas.jpg/Hamas.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=01kikXWE)
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