At least 50,000 people poured from Gaza into Egypt on Wednesday to buy food and fuel after Palestinians blew holes in the border wall, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The exodus came after Israel closed all its Gaza border crossings Friday to punish Gaza's Hamas leadership following days of rocket attacks on southern Israel.Egyptian guards did not intervene as wave after wave of men -- cheered on by children chanting "God is great" -- washed over fences along the border and into Egypt. They left on foot, in cars and atop donkey carts.
Israel's border closings have left Hamas-controlled Gaza cut off from food, fuel and other necessities. Aid agencies warned of the impending humanitarian crisis.
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