Egyptian foreign minister on the crisis at the Rafah border with Israel
Mr Shoukry said his country did have communication channels with Israel over the border, but that reports of Egypt preparing new fortifications or shelters on their side were "an exaggeration".
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Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry says the situation unfolding for Palestinians in Rafah is "a catastrophe", and further conflict in the area would only "compound" the human death toll.