Knowledgeable sources and witnesses said the no man's land between Egypt and Gaza Strip is in a state of security alert by Israeli border guards. Sources explained the state of alert Israeli security is in is unprecedented in the region, which borders the central Sinai, southern Rafah and Kerem Shalom and port Awja. These areas are devoted to private trade between Egypt and Israel. The sources added Israeli military vehicles are moving closer to the border and the occupied Palestinian territories, while there is a state of calm and stability within the Egyptian border. The sources claimed the reason of state of alert might be a sort of preparation to confront the demonstrators because of the Gaza flotilla.