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Tens of Thousands Cross Downed Gaza Wall By IBRAHIM BARZAK (The Associated Press)
"Thousands of Gazans began crossing into Egypt and returning with milk, cigarettes and plastic bottles of fuel, the Hamas officials and witnesses said.
An Associated Press reporter arrived after first light and saw that about two-thirds of the seven-mile-long wall at Rafah had been demolished. The reporter also saw the crowd of Palestinians crossing into Egypt swell into the tens of thousands."
"I can smell the freedom," he said by phone. "We need no border after today."
Gazans break into Egyptian side (al Jazeera)
"Amr El-Kahky, Al Jazeera's correspondent, reporting from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, said that Egyptian security forces did not take any action over the entry of Palestinians.
He said: "Those crossing over have thanked Egypt for not confronting them. Many have bought with them containers for much needed fuel."
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