Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Hundreds of Palestinians Cross into Egypt on Last Day of Open Borders

Xinhua News Agency, February 24, 2009 - Hundreds of Palestinians cross into Egypt on the last border opening day.

Hundreds of Palestinians were able to cross in and out of the Gaza Strip two days after Egypt opened Rafah crossing point before Palestinian humanitarian cases, Palestinian officials said on Tuesday.

The three-day opening, started on Sunday, was the first Egyptian gesture towards easing Gaza blockade since the end of the Israeli major offensive in December and January....

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