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President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey was ready to cooperate with Egypt to help rebuild Gaza as he made his first visit to the country since 2012, vowing to boost trade with Egypt to $15 billion in the short term. The news came as the Israeli military said that its fighter jets “began a series of strikes in Lebanon”, raising fears of a war between the two countries after months of cross-border fire. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war.