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The collision, which involved a pick-up truck and two large cargo lorries, happened on the 30 June Axis, south of Port Said. Photo: Dakahlia Governorate

Lorry crash kills 18 near Port Said in Egypt

Pick-up truck carrying fishermen among the vehicles involved in collision

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Palestinians in need of medical treatment outside Gaza, accompanied by relatives, wait to leave through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Wednesday. AFP

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Only 12 of 42 Palestinians were allowed to pass through Israeli checkpoint on Gaza-Egypt border, with men turned away

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