Israel has announced it will ease the land blockade of the Gaza Strip and allow more civilian goods to enter the Palestinian territory.
The move comes amid growing international pressure to end the embargo.
An Israeli raid on an aid flotilla attempting to break the blockade last month was widely condemned.
Nine Turkish activists died in the commando raid on the flotilla in international waters.
The decision to ease the blockade, agreed by Israel's security cabinet after a two-day meeting, will see the expansion of the number of products Israel will allow into Gaza, including construction materials.
The international Middle East Envoy, Tony Blair, had indicated that Israeli leaders would agree to a partial lifting of the blockade.
Israel and Egypt tightened their blockade on Gaza after the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the Palestinian territory in 2007.
Israel says the aim of the blockade is to prevent war material entering Gaza while allowing the entry of humanitarian aid.
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