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Egypt: Gaza blockade a failure, border stays open (AP)

June 7th, 2010

A Palestinian pupil walks past sacks of flour, some part of humanitarian aid by United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA), and USAID, but now offered for sale by a vendor outside a food store in Shatie refugee camp, in Gaza City, Sunday June 6, 2010. An Israeli official said Sunday that U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon is moving ahead with plans for an <b>international</b> commission to investigate Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The push for an international inquiry puts Israel under further pressure to explain how its attempt to stop the aid ship from breaching a tight blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza turned deadly. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - An Egyptian security official declared the blockade of Gaza a failure Monday and said his country will keep its border with the Palestinian territory open indefinitely.


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