Tens of thousands of Palestinians jammed the Egypt-Gaza border region Thursday, picking up everything from camels to cigarettes in Egypt, a day after overrunning the border wall.
Despite international pressure from Israel and the United States, Egypt has made no moves to reseal the border but has prevented the Palestinians from going beyond El-Arish, the nearest town, which is 25 miles inside Egypt.
Israeli and U.S. leaders have called on Egypt to regain control of the border region, citing concerns that terrorists and weapons may be coming into Gaza unchecked.
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