Egypt closes Rafah border crossing for Palestinians

Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand guard at the gate of Palestinian Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip City of Rafah, on Jan. 8, 2019. The Egyptian border crossing was closed for Palestinians seeking to leave Gaza on Tuesday, a border official said, a day after employees of the Palestinian Authority withdrew from Rafah border crossing point between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, and deployed Hamas interior security forces at the crossing point. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)