From Al-Jazeera:
A Palestinian has been shot dead and five people wounded, including two Egyptian border guards, in an exchange of fire along the Gaza-Egypt border, Palestinian medics and Egypt’s news agency Mena say.
The Palestinian sources on Monday named the dead man as Hamed al-Qadi, 40.
In addition to the three other Palestinians shot and wounded, 12 people were treated for tear-gas inhalation.
The injuries occurred after Egyptian police opened fire to disperse a protest by a crowd of angry Gazans, medics said.
Mena said two policemen were shot and wounded on Egypt’s side of the border, after witnesses had earlier reported three policemen were shot.
Thirteen more policemen were treated in hospital for injuries caused by stones, medics said.
The Associated Press news agency reported that the tensions erupted when Egyptian guards sealed the border hermetically, not even allowing Egyptians and Gazans who had found themselves on the wrong side of the border to return home.
Nora Younis was at the crossing, she sent out the following SMSs:
Clashes at border. Egypt sec guards throwing stones at palestinian side from behind metal blocks. Pal kids throwing back. Hamas guards sent all stranded people backwards from border. Chances it will be forced open. Hamas radio called people to rally gaza streets now for opening of crossings
Egypt sec throwing tear has bombs at palestinians. Pal kids pick it up and throw it back. Wind is in palestinians favor. All smoke is going to egypt.
Egypt is intensifying army presence on top of buildings. Tension rising. Pals keep sending tens of tear gas bombs back. It will be forced open.