Sentence examples for open crossings from inspiring English sources

Tens of thousands more Syrians have also fled the fighting and are heading north in hope of refuge in Turkey, even though Ankara has refused to open crossings.

Israel refused to fully open crossings with the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian militants attacked Israel with artillery, further testing a fragile truce.

Up to 70,000 people have fled towards the border with Turkey, where they are cramming into already overcrowded refugee camps, hoping that Ankara will open crossings.

Israel will open crossings on its border to allow humanitarian aid and construction materials to enter Gaza, and will extend the permitted fishing zone to six miles off the coast of Gaza.

Asked whether he supported Palestinian demands for a lifting of Israel's blockade of Gaza, Mr Kerry said: "What we want to do is support the Palestinians in their desire to improve their lives and to get food in and to open crossings and to reconstruct and have greater freedom".

Blair agreed with Salam Fayyad, the PA's prime minister, on the need to "pacify and stabilise Gaza so that it does not destabilise us: that means ceasefire, opening crossings, engaging Egypt to play a role".

According to leaks, an outline agreement proposed by Egytpian mediators included opening crossings between Israel and Gaza, importing construction materials under international supervision, and expanding the permitted fishing zone to 12 miles over a period of six months.

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.

In a separate interview, he said: "Generally, we will agree to open the crossings," referring to Erez and the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing for humanitarian aid.

Then Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, promised to open the crossings.

"We need freedom .Yet even the promise to open the crossings marks a watershed.