Egypt will open its only crossing with the Gaza Strip this weekend

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Breaking News Alert: Egypt to open border crossing for Palestinians, easing Gaza blockade

May 25, 2011 1:41:21 PM

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Egypt will open its only crossing with the Gaza Strip this weekend, the Cairo military government announced Wednesday, significantly easing a four-year blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory but setting up a potential conflict with Israel.

This gives Gaza Palestinians a way to freely enter and exit their territory for the first time since 2007, when Hamas overran the territory, and Israel and Egypt closed the crossings.

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