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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for Israel and Hamas to "go an extra mile" to seal a truce and says a ground invasion in Rafah would be "intolerable." SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that an Israeli military offensive in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, would represent an "unbearable escalation". SOUNDBITE
The EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned Tuesday that Chinese regulations governing the transfer of data out of the country, including a revised anti-espionage law, could have "unintended consequences". "This may be an issue of systemic concern and it may affect all internationally active companies, not only European companies but also Chinese companies," he said. SOUNDBITE
Plumes of smoke rise over Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, following Israeli strikes. Israel sent tanks into Rafah seizing control of the border crossing with Egypt, an operation the UN said denied it access to the key humanitarian passage. IMAGES
Columns of smoke rise over the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, following Israeli airstrikes. The military's thrust into the eastern sector of the overcrowded city comes a day after Israel warned Palestinians in the area to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened ground operation. IMAGES