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Conditions in Gaza have deteriorated into a "complete catastrophe," aid workers say, as tens of thousands of Palestinians try to flee south. Follow here for live updates..
Told they could escape Gaza, scores of people with foreign passports gathered at the only border crossing into Egypt, only to find it still closed, as diplomatic efforts floundered.
Palestinians are surging at the Rafah border, the only way out of Gaza. But the crossing into Egypt remains closed despite hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough.