Despite a truce brokered by Egypt between Hamas and Israel, Palestinians still depend on smuggling to get the bare necessities [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 7 Jul 20087 Jul 2008
Goods are brought in with drugs and weapons through underground tunnel links between Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt [GALLO/GETTY]
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On July 1, Egypt opened the border crossing with Rafah for three days, allowing a limited number of people to cross [GALLO/GETTY]
Hundreds of Palestinians stranded on the Egyptian side were also allowed to return to Gaza [EPA]
Rafah is the only border crossing into Gaza that Israel doesn't control [GALLO/GETTY]
Palestinian ambulances had prepared a number of patients in need of medical treatment to cross into Egypt [GALLO/GETTY]
But when only a small number of people were allowed through, Palestinians tried to force their way across, sparking clashes with border authorities [GALLO/GETTY]
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Some Palestinians had to wait another day when the border was closed because of the clashes [GALLO/GETTY]
And while still more continue to wait for an end to harsh sanctions, Gaza finds reasons to celebrate [EPA]
