An Israeli soldier holds his rifle as traffic clogs up on road between the North and South of Gaza strip near Khan-Younes November 14, 2000. Israeli soldiers sealed off the road after fighting erupted last night. The road was opened later in the morning. Clashes broke out after a funeral of three Palestinians earlier today in Khan-Younes. A total of 215 people, most of them Palestinians have died during the last six weeks of violence in the occupied terretories.

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