Israel reopened a Gaza Strip crossing as part of confidence-building gestures toward the Palestinians. Some 10,000 Palestinian workers entered Israel on Monday from the Gaza Strip after the Sufa Crossing was opened — double the number of Palestinians who had entered the previous day.
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