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Egyptian authorities limit passage through Rafah crossing: <\/b>Egyptian authorities are allowing Palestinians in Egypt to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing but have not permitted crossing in the other direction, Reuters reports<\/a>. This comes after Hamas\u2019 takeover of the border crossing \u2014 the sole exit point for some 2 mn Gazans \u2014 led Egypt to close<\/a> the crossing completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian authorities limit passage through Rafah crossing: Egyptian authorities are allowing Palestinians in Egypt to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing but have not permitted crossing in the other direction, Reuters reports. 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