Israel has temporarily relaxed its blockade of Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were left without power and essential supplies.
A spokesman said the blockade, which has provoked widespread international criticism, was being lifted for a day.
At the Rafah border crossing from Gaza into Egypt, gunfire broke out as Egyptian security forces blocked Palestinians trying to leave Gaza.
Israel had shut crossings into Gaza in response to rocket attacks from there.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that civilians in Gaza, which is run by militant group Hamas, were not firing the rockets into Israel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7201757.stm
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