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RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO - The Israeli military took control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, pushing into the southern Gazan town after a night of air strikes and as prospects for a ceasefire deal hung in the balance.
"The Israeli occupation has sentenced the residents of the Strip to death after closure of the Rafah border crossing," said Hisham Edwan, spokesman for the Gaza Border Crossing Authority. It also condemned to death cancer patients due to the collapse of the healthcare system, he added. Some piled children and possessions onto donkey carts, while others left by pick-up or on foot through muddy streets.
Qatar's foreign ministry said its delegation will head to Cairo on Tuesday to resume indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas. "This would appear to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal," said the Israeli official. Any truce would be the first pause in fighting since a week-long ceasefire in November, during which Hamas freed around half of the hostages.
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