A Wall in Gaza Comes Down

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Confrontation
On Tuesday, thousands of Palestinians protested at the Rafah checkpoint, where the crossing into Egypt has been closed since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip last summer. Some of the protesters broke through the crossing and clashed with Egyptian security forces.

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