Eyewitnesses confirmed the construction of a stone barrier along the coast of Rafah some 2 km from Egypt's border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Despite official denials that any such building was taking place, Al-Masry Al-Youm photographed a number of bulldozers laying massive stone blocks along the shoreline.
Some observers, however, say the new construction could merely represent the foundations of a new pier to be built in the area for the Egyptian coast guard.
