CAIRO, Jan. 2 -- Egypt opened its main crossing into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to allow more than 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims -- including at least one official of the armed Hamas movement -- to return to their homes there, outraging Israel in a growing dispute over border security. -
Egypt Opens Crossing So Palestinians Can Return
CAIRO, Jan. 2 -- Egypt opened its main crossing into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to allow more than 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims -- including at least one official of the armed Hamas movement -- to return to their homes there, outraging Israel in a growing dispute over border security.-
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Glenn Kessler