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The borders of the Gaza Strip were drawn up when Israel was created in 1948. Egypt was administering the Gaza Strip but never settled in it.
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Israeli air force destroys most of Egypts combat planes before entering Gaza. Egypt then lost controll of the Gaza Strip
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A metal fence with barbed wire divides Egpt's border with the Gaza Strip. Wile the only open space on the fence is controlled by Egypt and the other Palestinian states. The fence was finished in 2005 but in 2007 radar cameras were added to it.
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Israel rappeled Egypt's forces but increased the security along the Gaza Strip.
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Israel pulled out its troops occuping Gaza.
