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Israel re-closes Gaza border crossings
Israel has shut its border crossings with Gaza following a rocket attack the night before, straining an already fragile truce deal.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:50 July 1, 2008
- Palestinians struggle through a wire fencing at the Rafah border post in the southern Gaza Strip while crossing into Egypt.
- Image Credit: Reuters
Gaza: Israel has shut its border crossings with Gaza following a rocket attack the night before, straining an already fragile truce deal.
The Israeli military said all but one crossing have been sealed again.
"All the crossings are closed, except for the Erez crossing, which is open for humanitarian use only," said Shlomo Dror, an Israeli Defence Ministry spokesman.
Hamas denied that any rockets had been launched from the territory.
A Palestinian woman was wounded when she was shot by Israeli forces guarding the Sufa crossing into the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials said.
An Israeli military spokesman said the army was not aware of a shooting incident in the area.
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