Tens of Thousands Cross Downed Gaza Wall

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Source: Associated Press

Tens of thousands cross downed Gaza wall
By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 12 minutes ago

RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured from the Gaza Strip into Egypt Wednesday after masked gunmen with explosives destroyed most of the seven-mile wall dividing the border town of Rafah.

The Gazans crossed on foot, in cars or riding donkey carts to buy supplies made scarce by an Israeli blockade of their impoverished territory. Police from the militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, directed the traffic. Egyptian border guards took no action.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel said Israel has no forces on the Gaza-Egypt border and, "therefore it is the responsibility of Egypt to ensure that the border operates properly, according to the signed agreements."

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Thousands of Gazans began crossing into Egypt and returning with milk, cigarettes and plastic bottles of fuel. Mohammed Abu Ghazel, 29, said he had crossed the border three times. He bought cigarettes worth $53 in Egypt and sold them for five times that in Gaza, he said. "This can feed my family for a month," he said.

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