Egyptian border guards erect barbed wire along a crossing in the divided border town of Rafah between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, 28 January 2008. The number of Palestinians crossing into Egypt from the Gaza Strip slowed today as security forces tried to seal the border blown up by militants six days ago.Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90

Palestinians returning from Egypt, are reflected in a puddle at the border crossing in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip,Jan . 28, 2008. Egyptian forces moved to close their breached border with the Gaza Strip by stopping vehicle traffic and further tightening their security cordon around the small frontier town of Rafah in effort to contain Palestinians crossing freely into Egypt for the Sixth day in a row.Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90