Rafah crossing remains closed following Egypt violence The Rafah crossing between the Palestinian Gaza Strip and Egypt remains closed following attacks in Sinai after Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was deposed. Gunmen shot dead an Egyptian soldier on Sunday during an attack on a checkpoint in the restive north of Sinai, near the town of El-Arish, where Islamists this week stormed the provincial headquarters and raised the banner of Islamist militants. Images of Egyptian security along the border