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The first of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the besieged Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
Welcome to The Weekend Australian's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Live coverage has now ended, recap the day's key events below
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