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| One dead in Gaza-Egypt shooting | One dead in Gaza-Egypt shooting |
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| Gunfire has erupted at the Gaza-Egypt border, after clashes between Egyptian border guards and Palestinians. | Gunfire has erupted at the Gaza-Egypt border, after clashes between Egyptian border guards and Palestinians. |
| Casualties have been reported on both sides, and at least one Palestinian is said to have been killed. | Casualties have been reported on both sides, and at least one Palestinian is said to have been killed. |
| The shooting broke out at the Rafah crossing, one day after the Egyptians re-sealed it. | The shooting broke out at the Rafah crossing, one day after the Egyptians re-sealed it. |
| Palestinian militants blasted holes in the border fence last month. Tens of thousands of people have since poured across from the blockaded Gaza Strip. | Palestinian militants blasted holes in the border fence last month. Tens of thousands of people have since poured across from the blockaded Gaza Strip. |
| Egypt closed the last gap in the fence on Sunday, with thousands of people still on the wrong side. | Egypt closed the last gap in the fence on Sunday, with thousands of people still on the wrong side. |
| Live fire | Live fire |
| As anger grew during the day on Monday, youths threw stones at an Egyptian command post in the area. Egyptian forces responded with tear gas, and then with live fire. | As anger grew during the day on Monday, youths threw stones at an Egyptian command post in the area. Egyptian forces responded with tear gas, and then with live fire. |
| class="" href="either url here">Gaza crisis timeline Palestinian gunmen returned the fire, but it is not clear if the gunmen were from Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip. | |
| As well as the dead man, the Palestinians say at least four people were wounded and a number treated for the effects of tear-gas. | As well as the dead man, the Palestinians say at least four people were wounded and a number treated for the effects of tear-gas. |
| Reports from the Egyptian side say at least two policemen were wounded. | Reports from the Egyptian side say at least two policemen were wounded. |
| Islamist Hamas militants blasted open the border on 23 January, to allow Palestinians to obtain supplies and defy an Israeli blockade of the coastal territory. | Islamist Hamas militants blasted open the border on 23 January, to allow Palestinians to obtain supplies and defy an Israeli blockade of the coastal territory. |
| The blockade came after an increase in militant rocket attacks against Israeli territory. | The blockade came after an increase in militant rocket attacks against Israeli territory. |
| In Israel itself, a woman was killed in a suicide attack carried out by militants from Gaza. | |
| A bomber blew up his explosives at shopping centre in the southern town of Dimona in the first such attack in over a year. |