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• June 19: Palestinian mourners carry the body of Jihad Al Madhoun, during his funeral in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Al Madhoun, one of the people waiting at Erez border crossing to flee Gaza, was killed and 15 others were wounded as gunmen and Israeli soldiers exchanged fire Monday at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said.
• June 18: Palestinians run and take cover as shots are fired in the air while waiting to cross to the Israeli side at the Erez Crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip. The European Union said Monday it will resume direct aid to the new Palestinian government of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and it urged Israel to restore the transfer of tax revenue to his West Bank administration.
• June 19: Palestinians wounded in an exchange of fire lay on the ground awaiting medical help as they wait to flee to the Israeli side at the Erez Crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire Monday at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 10, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said. The Israeli military said Palestinians threw a grenade and fired at civilians at the crossing, and soldiers shot at the gunmen. The military said there were no Israeli casualties.
• June 19: A Palestinian mourner reacts during the funeral of Jihad Al Madhoun in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Al Madhoun, one of the people waiting at Erez border crossing to flee Gaza, was killed and 15 others were wounded as gunmen and Israeli soldiers exchanged fire Monday at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said.
• June 19: Palestinians wounded in an exchange of fire lay on the ground awaiting medical help as they wait to flee to the Israeli side at the Erez Crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire Monday at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 10, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said. The Israeli military said Palestinians threw a grenade and fired at civilians at the crossing, and soldiers shot at the gunmen. The military said there were no Israeli casualties.
• June 18: Israeli paramedics gather at the Israeli side of the Erez border crossing with the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire Monday at the crossing killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 10, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said.
• June 19: An Israeli paramedic reacts at Israeli side of the Erez border crossing with the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire Monday at the crossing killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 10, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said.
• June 18: Palestinian Gaza resident Naim Elyam carries his three-month-old dead son, who died on natural causes as he was receiving treatment in an Israeli hospital, as he walks on the Israeli side of the Erez Crossing in order to enter the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire Monday at the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding at least 10, the Israeli rescue service and Palestinian hospital officials said. The Israeli military said Palestinians threw a grenade and fired at civilians at the crossing, and soldiers shot at the gunmen. The military said there were no Israeli casualties.
• June 19: An ambulance from the Palestinian Red Crescent drives past an Israeli tank after it entered the northern Gaza Strip near the Erez Crossing Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Hundreds of terrified Gazans fleeing Hamas rule were trapped at a main crossing with Israel on Tuesday, hoping to gain permission to pass through Israeli territory to sanctuary in the West Bank. Fearing death or persecution, Gazans began flocking to the Erez passage after Hamas militants wrested control of the coastal strip from Fatah security forces late last week.
• June 19: A member of the Palestinian forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas patrol the streets of the West Bank city of Hebron.
• June 19: Palestinian gunmen from the Fatah movement rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Jenin.
• June 19: An Israeli tank drives on a road after it entered the area near the Erez Crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip. Hundreds of terrified Gazans fleeing Hamas rule were trapped at a main crossing with Israel on Tuesday, hoping to gain permission to pass through Israeli territory to sanctuary in the West Bank. Fearing death or persecution, Gazans began flocking to the Erez passage after Hamas militants wrested control of the coastal strip from Fatah security forces late last week.
• June 19: Members of the Palestinian forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas patrol the streets of the West Bank city of Hebron.
• June 19: Palestinian supporters of the Fatah movement rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Jenin.