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7 June 2015
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At approximately 7:00 am on Sunday, 7 June 2015, Israeli forces closed Erez crossing and allowed only some cases to pass, as the humanitarian cases and employees of international organizations. Traders, Journalists, VIPs, NGO’s staff, prisoner’s relatives, and those who are coming for security interviews are forbidden to cross Erez.
Israeli Forces allowed the passage of the Palestinians coming back to the Strip until 7:00 pm and the departure of the West Bank residents until 3:00 pm on the same day. The closure of the crossing came suddenly.
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