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#new Fast Fact: Egypt built 7 layers of wall and barbed wire and armed guards to keep Palestinians from the Gaza strip out of their country#muslim Egypt has built a heavily fortified border to keep Palestinians from Gaza out of its country, complete with walls, fences, razor wire, and underground barriers. #Egypt Critics say that Israel has faced non-stop condemnation from the UN, college campuses, and MSM for securing its border after decades of suicide bombings rocket attacks, and even the Oct. 7th t*rrorist attack. However, Egypt, an Arab m*slim nation, has a far stronger border system -and faces no outrage. In 2009 Egypt started building a major underground steel wall along the Gaza border to block smuggling tunnels. In 2014 Egyptian President Sisi announced the creation of a buffer zone along the Gaza border after a major t*rrorist attack killed dozens of Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. He ordered the Egyptian military to to stop tunnels used by Hamas and other groups to arm Sinai jihadists. Egyptian authorities destroyed more than 3,000 homes and other buildings. The buffer zone was initially set at 500 meters wide and later expanded. Egypt also flooded many tunnels with seawater.In 2020 Egypt sped up work on a new reinforced concrete and steel wall. Its about 20 feet high, reaches several feet underground, and runs along the full border. Palestinian and Israeli media at the time reported the project was meant to end infiltration of extremists in both directions.February 2024 Egypt added another concrete wall,and multiple layers of coiled barbed wire to keep Palestinians from Gaza out. #ChristinaAguayoNews