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Palestinian children watch in Khan Younis as Gazans injured in the war and other patients prepare to leave for treatment through the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on February 8, 2026. AFP

Egypt frustrated with Israel over Trump's Gaza peace plan

Fewer than 100 of the tens of thousands of Palestinians registered to return to Gaza have entered since the crossing reopened

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El Sisi appoints head of military academy as Egyptian defence minister

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Egypt's parliament approves cabinet reshuffle



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