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Article: Israel deepens West Bank-Gaza split
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- September 10, 2008
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A new Israeli policy is deepening the separation between the West Bank and Gaza and tearing Palestinian families apart, in violation of international law, two Israeli human rights groups said in a joint report Wednesday.
The policy, in effect since November 2007, is turning some Palestinians into illegal residents in their own homes, said the report by the groups B'Tselem and Hamoked. In one high-profile case, a Gaza man has been barred from joining his wife who has West Bank residency and gave birth to quadruplets last month.
Israeli officials say the travel ban came in response to the takeover of Gaza by Hamas in June 2007. Following the takeover, Israel declared Gaza a ...