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Israeli forces take control at Rafah crossing; How a Border Patrol agent sees his job

Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing into Egypt. A U.S. Border Patrol agent explains how he sees his agency's mission.
Makeshift tents for displaced Palestinians at a temporary camp in Rafah, southern Gaza, on May 3.

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Israeli tanks have taken control of the Gaza side of Rafah's border crossing into Egypt. Cease-fire negotiations with Hamas are on a knife's edge after the militant group said yesterday that it

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