Russia has extended a pause in air strikes on rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo until Friday evening, a move rejected by rebels who say they are preparing a counter-offensive to break the blockade.
The UN hopes to evacuate several hundred critically-ill people, but sending in aid has been difficult because of lack of security guarantees.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Gaziantep on the Turkey-Syria border.
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