The Hamas-run ministry of tourism and antiquities in Gaza on Monday announced the discovery of ancient artifacts near the Egyptian border town of Rafah. "The most important of the findings are 1,300 antique silver coins, both large and small," said Mohammed al-Agha, tourism and antiquities minister in the Islamist-run government. He said archaeologists had also uncovered a black ...

RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt has reached a deal with members of an aid convoy to take supplies to Palestinians in Gaza after protests overnight, but Cairo barred their private cars from crossing, an Egyptian security source said. Cairo had insisted the food and other supplies should enter Gaza via an Israeli-controlled checkpoint but convoy leaders wanted to use the Egyptian-controlled ...

Cross-border gunfire killed an Egyptian policeman and seriously wounded five Palestinians on Wednesday after youths hurled rocks over the border fence during a protest in southern Gaza, officials said. The 21-year-old officer succumbed to his wounds in hospital in the divided border town of Rafah, an Egyptian security official said. Witnesses in Gaza said shots were fired from both sides ...

Gunfire from the Gaza Strip killed an Egyptian border guard on Wednesday, Egyptian state television said. "Egyptian policeman dead after Palestinian fire in border zone," read the ticker on the television. The 21-year-old officer succumbed to his wounds in hospital in the divided border town of Rafah, a security official said. A witness in Rafah said there was some firing ...