Egypt sits along the south of the Gaza strip but since the Israel-Gaza war began it has kept its border shut to civilians. 

It means Palestinians cannot leave the territory as Israeli ground troops move in. 

Today, we speak to an aid worker in the region and a former Palestinian peace negotiator on the human cost of the war.  

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Abeer Etefa, World Food Programme spokeswoman

Ghaith al-Omari, former advisor to the Palestinian Authority and senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy