Egypt extends security zone in Gaza border

The Egyptian Army has expanded the so-called protection zone along its border with the Gaza Strip. Cairo has started the demolition of 1,220 homes during the second phase of the creation of the security zone, which will be 1-kilometer in width and 14-kilometer in length. Also known as 'buffer zone', it is part of the Egyptian army's strategy to combat armed Jihadi groups that in the past decade have insisted in their attempts to seize control of the area. teleSUR