The Palestinian Interior Ministry, headed by a Hamas member, Said Siam, issued a statement saying border posts should not be attacked, because doing so would give "Israel a pretext to close crossings between the Gaza Strip and Israel".
Ecuador's neighbours closed crossings in a show of support for Mr Correa, who had to be rescued by soldiers from a hospital surrounded by angry police.
Unanimous approval was given to close crossings at Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Street where the roads intersect with San Fernando Road.
Mrs. Clinton also declined to publicly press Israel to open border crossings into Gaza; critics say that closing the crossings has impeded the flow of humanitarian relief.
And the closing has, in some ways, toughened in recent days as Israel responded to the violations by closing the crossings to goods.
Closing level crossings is, however, a mandated task for Network Rail, which must weigh up the competing calls for faster trains, lower running costs, a safe railway and the needs of people living alongside it.
But less than 15% of those using such routes will be athletes, and closing pedestrian crossings, cycle lanes and right turns to speed up traffic will do little to spur the hoped-for walking and cycling brigade of ordinary Londoners.
As the truce has frayed, Israel has responded to the Palestinian rockets flying over the border by closing the crossings for long periods, depriving Gaza's residents of many necessities of life (see article).A house dividedIf the lot of Gaza is awful, the condition of the Palestinians as a whole is not much better.
"ORR will be scrutinising progress closely to ensure plans for extra capacity, expanding and electrifying the railway, improving train punctuality, enhancing the resilience of our rail network to severe weather, closing level crossings and increasing workforce safety are effectively delivered".
Among the measures: closing all crossings along the 1,200-mile 1,200-mileborder from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
