Today in photos: Thursday, January 24, 2008

Palestinian children play on the bombed metal fence that used to separate the Gaza Strip from Egypt in the border town of Rafah.

A Palestinian man returns to Gaza after buying food from Egypt, January 24, 2008

Palestinians walk and ride carts with goods as they pass a destroyed section of the border wall as they return to Rafah Jan. 23, 2008.

alestinian schoolchildren carry banners to protest against the Israeli blockade the Gaza strip held in Shatila refugee camp, in Beirut January 22, 2008.

Palestinian women clash with Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Palestinian women clash with Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008

A Palestinian woman walks past Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008

Palestinian women shout in front of Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in a demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah against Israel's blockade of Gaza January 22, 2008.

alestinian women, supporters of the Hamas movement, chant anti-Israel slogans during a demonstration in support of Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

Palestinian supporters of the Hamas movement chant anti-Israel slogans during a demonstration in support of Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

Egyptian security personnel use a water cannon to disperse Palestinian women, crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

A man carries a wounded girl during clashes between Palestinians and Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Palestinians gather in front of the gate of Rafah border crossing before they storm it at the Gaza Strip January 22, 2008.

Jan. 22, 2008. Hundreds of Palestinian broke through the Egypt-Gaza border terminal Tuesday, pushing back helmeted Egyptian riot police.

Palestinian women clash with Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

A Palestinian boy, holds up his hands in mock-handcuffs at Egypt and the Gaza Strip border, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

An elderly Palestinian sits among Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Palestinian scuffle with Egyptian security personnel at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

Egyptian security personnel use a water cannon to disperse Palestinian women, supporters of Hamas, during a demonstration at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

Palestinians fill canisters with drinking water, in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

A Palestinian girl looks on sadly as others fill up canisters with drinking water, in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

An Egyptian border police officer helps his injured comrade after clashing with Palestinian women demonstrators rushing, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

Palestinians scuffle with Egyptian security personnel during a demonstration at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

A Palestinian woman in distress after Egyptian security personnel used a water cannon to disperse a crowd of Palestinian Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

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Palestinian women clash with Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008

Egyptian security personnel use a water cannon disperse Palestinian women, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008

Egyptian riot police spray a water cannon at Palestinians after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008

Palestinian women clash with Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008

A Palestinian woman clashes with an Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Palestinian women clash with Egyptian riot police after Palestinian protesters stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

A Palestinian girl holds a candle during a protest against severe fuel cuts, which led to power cuts, in Gaza January 21, 2008.

Palestinian women shout in front of Egyptian riot police after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Jordanian opposition supporters shout anti-Israel slogans during a rally against a fuel blockade which led to power cuts in Gaza, in Amman January 21, 2008.

Palestinian women storm the gate of Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008

Egyptian riot police spray a water cannon at Palestinians after they stormed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt January 22, 2008.

Jordanian opposition supporters shout anti-Israeli slogans against a fuel blockade which led to power cuts in Gaza during a rally for the Islamic Action Front in Amman January 21, 2008.

Palestinians cross into Egypt after militants destroyed a border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt at Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza, January 23.

Palestinians cross the border toward Egypt, after militants exploded the separated wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, seen background, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008

Palestinians cross the border toward Egypt, after militants exploded the separated wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, seen background, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Palestinians make their way to Egypt after Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008.

A Palestinian man celebrates as heavy equipment destroys a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008.

Egyptian security personnel, watch as Palestinians cross the border into Egypt after militants exploded the separated wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

A Palestinian boy waits for his father as people make their way to Egypt after Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008.

A Palestinian leads a cow he purchased from Egypt after Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008.

A Palestinian man carries his wife as they make their way to Egypt after Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008.

Iranian members of parliament demonstrate in support of Palestinian living in Gaza, in Tehran January 23, 2008.

Palestinians walk in the Egyptian side of the town of Rafah. Thousands of Gazans poured into Egypt after militants set off at least 15 explosions along the border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip

Palestinians cross the border into Egypt after militants destroyed most of the wall that separated Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Protesters shout slogans during a rally to condemn the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa January 23, 2008.

Palestinians cross the border into Egypt after militants exploded the wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Ahmed Jibril, the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command, left, and Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas' political bureau,

Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas' political bureau, speaks at the opening of a three-day National Palestinian Conference that has opened in Damascus on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008

Protesters attend a rally to condemn the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa January 23, 2008.

The Israeli ASHKENAZI boss of the Palestinians inspects ids January 23, 2008.


A donkey cart loaded with cigarettes and other goods makes its way through between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

A Palestinian returns to Gaza with his purchases, a goat and food from Egypt,

Egyptian security personnel secure the street on the Egyptian side of Rafah, after Palestinians crossed the border into Egypt

Palestinians cross the border into the Egyptian side of Rafah following a series of explosions by militants along the wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Thousands of Palestinians cross the border into the Egyptian side of Rafah following a series of explosions by militants along the wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Palestinians return with sheep from Egypt to the Gaza Strip after crossing earlier following a series of explosions by militants along the wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Turkish women holding posters of Khaled Mashaal, a political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, chant Islamic slogans during a protest near the Egyptian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

Palestinians return with sheep from Egypt to the Gaza Strip, after crossing earlier following a series of explosions by militants along the wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

A German woman holds a banner against the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2008,

Egyptian students hold a banner that reads: "Stop Killing Palestinians" in front of Egyptian riot police
A Lebanese le protester, shouts slogans against anti-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, for selling out the Palestinians.

Lebanese Hezbollah students, wave Palestinian flags, in front of the United Nations house, Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008,

Egyptian students hold papers that read "Save Ghaza" in front of a university during a protest in Cairo January 23, 2008.

Palestinians push a horse cart into the Gaza Strip loaded with sacs of cement they bought in the Egyptian side of the border town of Rafah

Egyptian students hold hands in front of Egyptian riot police in front of a university during a protest in Cairo January 23, 2008.

Palestinian children stand at the top of a destroyed section of the border wall

A Lebanese protester, holds a banner against the Arab leaders, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in front of the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon,