GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel eased its siege of Gaza for a day on Tuesday, allowing in shipments of fuel and medicine. But tensions erupted over Egypt's closure of its Gaza border, with Palestinian protesters breaking through the crossing and clashing with Egyptian guards.

Ten Egyptian police and about 60 protesters were hurt as protesters hurled stones at the Egyptians and Palestinian gunmen fired briefly in the air. Hundreds of protesters briefly broke through the border terminal, pushing back helmeted Egyptian riot police who fired in the air to try to contain the crowd.

The clash came at the end of a protest of several thousand women carrying Hamas flags and calling for a lifting of the full closure of Gaza imposed by Israel last week. The protesters hurled insults at Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

"Hosni Mubarak you are a coward, you are an agent for the Americans," they chanted. "Gaza women will not be humiliated."

Since Hamas violently took over Gaza in June, Egypt has joined Israel in severely restricting access to Gaza, largely keeping its border terminal closed. Egypt is concerned about a spillover of Hamas-style militancy into its territory...