A safe-passage route for Palestinians traveling between the Gaza Strip and a point near the West Bank town of Hebron is slated to open Sunday. Israel agreed to open the route in the Wye II accord it signed Sept. 4 with the Palestinian Authority in Egypt. Israel and the Palestinians have yet to iron out outstanding differences regarding a second route, linking Gaza and Ramallah.
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