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Blinken: Egypt to open Rafah border crossing

Egypt has agreed to open the Rafah crossing at the border with Gaza and plans to help coordinate humanitarian aid to the more than 2 million Palestinians affected by the fighting in the wake of Hamas attacks on Israelis. “Egypt has put in place a lot of material support for…
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Egypt’s Sisi at center of regional security talks on Hamas attack

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday, as part of the regional diplomatic effort to stop violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The call focused on regional security and the “current escalation” following a surprise Hamas attack that has led to hundreds…
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