The first Palestinian militant from the Church of the Nativity crosses
into the Gaza Strip from Israeli controlled Erez junction, May 10,
2002. Twenty-six Palestinian militants who had been holed up inside
Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity received a hero's welcome from
hundreds of Gaza residents who took to the streets to welcome them. The
men were released to Gaza after a deal was reached to end their
five-week standoff with the Israeli army. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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