A discussion on the challenges at the Egypt-Gaza border, as trucks filled with aid are barred from entering Gaza. Egypt expresses concerns over the escalating situation and the possibility of a mass exodus of Palestinians.
Alarm is mounting in Egypt that Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis will be thrust across its borders, Scotland’s first minister said the country would issue its own government bonds for the first time, and big US bank earnings have been better than expected.
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