Israel partially lifted a closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, allowing Palestinian trucks into Israel. But tens of thousands of Palestinian workers remain unable to work in Israel. The closure was imposed in the wake of Hamas threats to retaliate for last week’s killings of two Hamas militants by Israeli troops.
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