Officials: Egypt Closes Gaza Border Amid Tensions With Hamas

Protestors set fire on a tire near the fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel, during a protest marking the anniversary of a 1969 arson attack at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque by an Australian tourist later found to be mentally ill, east of Gaza City, on Aug. 21, 2021. Adel Hana/AP Photo

CAIRO—Egypt closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip on Monday amid tensions with the territory’s Hamas rulers, officials said.

It was the first time the Rafah crossing was shuttered during a workday since early this year. Egyptian authorities had kept it open during the 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in May.