Gaza/West Bank - Palestinians Protest

(9 Jul 1996) T/I: 11:23:47 GS 10:22:05 About 700 Palestinians from southern Gaza arrived in a convoy at the Erez border crossing with Israel on Tuesday (9/7) and staged a noisy protest against new Israeli restrictions on prison visits. The new Israeli Defense Minister, Yitzhak Mordechai, visited the Erez checkpoint later on Tuesday to review the security situation in the area. A similar review was made in the West Bank town of Hebron by Avigdor Kahalani, Israel's new Internal Security Minister. SHOWS: GAZA / HEBRON, WEST BANK 9/7 EREZ CROSSING, GAZA: 0.00 Busload of Palestinian protesters reaching Erez checkpoint 0.04 CU chanting protesters seen through bus window 0.10 Man waving palestinian flag outside bus window 0.16 Palestinian police blocking cars in protest convoy 0.19 Protesters shouting through bullhorns, holding portraits of prisoners 0.21 CU white-clad woman leading chants 0.25 Palestinian police linking hands to contain protesting crowd 0.28 Jeep with machine gun moving in to back up police 0.32 WS Erez crossing area 0.37 Israeli Defence Minister Yitzhak Mordechai shaking hands with Palestinian policeman 0.42 Mordechai walking in checkpoint area amid heavy security HEBRON, WEST BANK 0.48 WS Tomb of the Patriarchs 0.50 Israeli border guards walking up steps toward tomb complex 0.58 Israeli Internal Security Minister Avigdor Kahalani on steps 1.04 PAN down from tomb complex to Kahalani on steps, talking 1.09 NATSOT Kahalani: "we (palestinians and jews) will live together (in hebron). we will find a way." 1.11 Kahalani and entourage on steps, looking up at tomb 1.15 Kahalani and others walking down steps 1.20 ENDS Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...