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Top EU diplomat calls for further lifting of Gaza siege
The European Union's top diplomat on Saturday called for the further easing of Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip on the eve of a visit to the Hamas-ruled territory.
"We've made it clear that we want to see the potential for the people of Gaza to live an ordinary life," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told reporters in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
"There needs to be an opening of the crossings for both people and goods to flow in both directions," she said at a joint news conference with Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad, ahead of her Gaza visit.Click here to read the full story.
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