Last Gaza-Egypt border gaps sealed

Palestinian officials plan to open the official crossing.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hundreds of Palestinian troops sealed off Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday, ending a weeklong free-for-all along the frontier that angered Israeli officials and undermined Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' efforts to bring Gaza under control.
Palestinian officials called on Israel to allow them to open the official border crossing at Rafah -- which Israel closed before it pulled out of Gaza last week -- and sent teams of technicians to install X-ray machines and lay electrical lines in the closed terminal.
"Preparations are under way in the crossing, and, God willing, when we reach an agreement, the process will move smoothly," Abbas said.
Meanwhile, thousands of Hamas supporters flooded downtown Gaza City for a military-style victory parade. Thousands of masked gunmen, some carrying rocket-propelled grenade launchers, others with assault rifles, led the march down a main Gaza boulevard.
About a dozen gunmen rappelled down the side of a 10-story building, unrolling huge green Hamas flags along the way.