Israel reopens crossings, allows goods, fuels into Gaza

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GAZA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- After 72 hours of implementing a truce between Hamas and Israel, the latter on Sunday reopened two borders crossing points and allowed food and fuels into the territory, Palestinian security sources said.

The sources said that at 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT), the Israeli army reopened the crossings between Gaza and Israel and allowed products of basic food supplies coming into Gaza, where most of them was not allowed in for one year.

Witnesses said Israel opened the Sofa Crossing on the border between southeast Gaza Strip and Israel, adding that goods are left on the ground 500 meters far from the crossing.

"After all goods are allowed into Gaza through the crossing, Palestinian trucks go and pick up the loads of goods and travel to Gaza to deliver them," said Mahmoud Subeih, a Palestinian truck driver waiting at Sofa crossing.

On Sunday morning, witnesses said that hundreds of Palestinian trucks and goods vehicles waited outside the crossing of Sofa and Nahal Oz crossings, a scene hasn't occurred for more than one year.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/22/content_8417789.htm

[Vegasaurus]

1. This is further proof

if Hamas and the Palestninans can control their militants, stop the rocket fire and suicide bombings, their lives will improve.

Two days of no rockets, and the crossings are open, with hundreds of trucks of goods and food.

Imagine if they could actually STOP the terrorism altogether.

What a difference in their lives that would make.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Good. (nt)

[azurnoir]

3. Yes n/t

[Scurrilous]

4. Good news.

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