(AP/San Francisco Chronicle) - Jill Lawless Since militant groups declared a temporary halt to attacks on Israelis three weeks ago, Israel has removed three checkpoints along Gaza's main north-south road, with yellow Mercedes Palestinian taxis, buses, and heavily laden trucks among the first beneficiaries. At one junction, Palestinian traffic speeds along the highway, while residents of a nearby Israeli settlement use a bypass road to and from their homes.
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