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02 June 2024 |
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Palestinians fleeing with their belongings sit in their vehicle in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. - Street fighting and Israeli bombardment rocked Gaza's far-southern Rafah on May 29, Palestinian residents and officials said, a day after Israeli tanks rolled into the centre of the city near the Egyptian border. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
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