Two Palestinians reportedly died while stranded in intense heat on the closed Egypt-Gaza border. Egyptian health and security officials told Reuters that an 18-month-old boy died of heat stroke Tuesday and a 19-year-old woman who had undergone abdominal surgery in Egypt died while standing in line.
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