Israel and the Palestinian Authority are locked in a two-week standoff prompted by the refusal of Palestinian police to let Israeli trucks carrying building materials reach the settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip. In response, the Israeli army has blocked convoys of Palestinian police from entering Gaza and has held up Palestinian cargo at the various crossings between Israel and Gaza.
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