Checkpoint gunfire holds up Mecca pilgrims
Gunfire erupted at an Israel-Gaza checkpoint where Palestinians were about to cross at the beginning of an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca today.
An armed Palestinian was killed.
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SUBSCRIBEGunfire erupted at an Israel-Gaza checkpoint where Palestinians were about to cross at the beginning of an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca today.
An armed Palestinian was killed.
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