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A picture taken in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip at the border with Egypt shows the construction site of a wall on the Egyptian side of the border on February 19, 2020. - Egypt has begun building a concrete wall along its border with Gaza, the Palestinian enclave controlled by Islamist group Hamas, a security source said. Dozens of workers aided by cranes could be seen erecting the structure, which will stretch from Gaza`s southeastern tip to the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the only gateway out of Gaza that does not lead into Israel. The wall is being built along the lines of an old, lower barrier that includes an underground structure designed to curb smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt. Photo Abed Rahim Khatib