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EU restarts Rafah border crossing mission, says foreign policy chief Kallas
The European Union has restarted its civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, a key entry and exit point for the Palestinian territory, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday.
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A deal on the redeployment of the non-armed mission, whose task is to police the border and allow the safe transit of goods and people, was struck with the backing of Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which partially governs the occupied West Bank.
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