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Palestinians wait at border between Gaza and Egypt as uncertainty clouds reopening of Rafah crossing
Palestinians gathered Tuesday on both sides of Gaza’s border with Egypt, hoping to get through the Rafah crossing after its reopening the previous day was marred by delays and uncertainty over who would be allowed to cross.

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Rafah border fully reopens with new security protocols for Palestinians leaving Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza await reopening of Rafah crossing
Palestinians line up to cross Rafah after rocky first day of reopening of Gaza-Egypt border crossing
Palestinians lined up Tuesday on both sides of Gaza’s border with Egypt, hoping to pass through the Rafah crossing after its long-awaited reopening the previous day was marred by delays and uncertaint...

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Al Jazeera English · 9h
Updates: Israel denies dozens of ill people exit from Gaza at Rafah border
Sick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
Palestinians allowed in to Gaza, patients evacuated to Egypt as Rafah crossing reopens
The reopening of the crossing marked a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire but mostly a symbolic one, with few people allowed to travel and no goods allowed to pass through.

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Al Jazeera English · 11h
Updates: Only 5 patients leave Gaza after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
First medical evacuee leaves Gaza as Rafah crossing reopens for handful of Palestinians – as it happened

Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 30 Palestinians, one of the highest tolls since ceasefire began

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Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

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Palestinians Return to Gaza for the First Time in Nearly Two Years

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Israel hits Gaza with heaviest strikes in weeks: health officials

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