Israel eases travel restrictions
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THE Israeli army has lifted some of the travel restrictions imposed on residents of West Bank towns for the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Israel began easing a tight closure that aid officials had warned could lead to a health and food crisis.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's government said yesterday that it would end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon today to make way for an international force that is to deploy as part of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day conflict.
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Israel says it will allow some Palestinians stranded on the Gaza border to enter Israel for medical treatment.
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Troops sealed off the West Bank and Gaza Strip today, imposing a virtual blanket ban on Palestinians entering Israel until the end of the Jewish holiday season next month, due to fears of terror attacks.
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Israel agreed to allow supplies of some fuel and medicine into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing for at least one day a blockade that plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.
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Israeli leaders told visiting Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday that they would do their utmost to allow Palestinians to hold a presidential election, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Hand baggage restrictions imposed on flights from the UK are to be eased, the government is expected to announce.
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The move appears to bring an end to 11 days of free movement for Palestinian residents of the blockaded territory.
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Israel will allow the opening of safe passages in Lebanon for the transport of humanitarian aid to all areas of the country, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday.
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October 26, 2004 -- Israel said it will temporarily allow Yasser Arafat to leave his besieged compound for the first time in more than two years so that the ailing Palestinian leader can get further medical tests following an endoscopy procedure yesterday
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Israel decided on Monday to allow Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to leave his Ramallah compound and receive medical treatment in a hospital in the West Bank city.
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 7 -- Israel lifted its air blockade of Lebanon Thursday after eight weeks, but maintained its sea cordon after determining that not enough international forces had taken up position along the coast to enforce an arms embargo against the Shiite militia Hezbollah.
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JERUSALEM -- The separation barrier in the West Bank will move closer to Israel in one area to minimize hardship to Palestinians, leaving three small Jewish settlements on the Palestinian side, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided yesterday.
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon appears to have eased his preconditions for resuming talks with the Palestinians.
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Israel eased a blockade of Gaza imposed in retaliation for militant rocket attacks, allowing in some food and fuel Tuesday after the UN warned that international food aid to the impoverished territory may have to be suspended by the weekend
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Israeli leader tells lawmakers that his plan is the only way for the nation to be secure. JERUSALEM -- Israel gave Yasser Arafat permission Monday to leave his compound briefly to receive medical treatment