Reuters has reported that Hamas police have set up road blocks 300 meters from the Rafiah border in Gaza in order to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Egypt. The Egyptian government claims it has given permission for Palestinians to cross into Egypt en route to Saudi Arabia and Mecca.
Hamas and Fatah both blame the other for the current blockade. Last year Palestinians who left the Gaza strip were delayed on the Egypt side before being allowed back into the Strip. This past Friday Arabs demonstrated in Egypt and Lebanon against Egypt to allow the Palestinians to go to Mecca.