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US President Joe Biden has urged a swift agreement on a ceasefire after more than 100 people were killed in the Gaza Strip as aid was being handed out to Palestinians. Biden on Thursday spoke on the phone with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, according to the White House. All leaders regretted the loss of life among the civilian population, according to Washington, calling Thursday’s events a “tragic and alarming incident.” The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza accused Israeli soldiers of shooting dead 104 people and injuring 760 on Thursd…