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A picture taken on November 28, 2017 from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing following an explosion close to the border on the Egyptian side of the divided city. Egypt's years-long military campaign against a jihadist insurgency in the north of the Sinai Peninsula is under increasing scrutiny following a devastating mosque attack last week in which more than 300 people were killed – the deadliest in the country's recent history – highlighting the insurgents' ability to carry out spectacular attacks despite the deployment of tens of thousands of troops. The Egyptian military has largely ended the once-lucrative smuggling trade with the Gaza Strip by destroying tunnels under the border with the Palestinian territory and razing parts of the divided frontier town of Rafah to create a buffer zone. (Photo by Said Khatib/AFP Photo)
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