Israel shuts down Gaza border crossing after Hamas attack — RT World News
Israel closed the main border crossing used to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, in response to a Hamas missile attack on its forces.
According to the Israeli army, Palestinian militants fired more than 10 rockets at IDF forces stationed near the Kerem Shalom crossing on Sunday, killing three soldiers and wounding 11 others. The road was reopened for the first time in December due to pressure from Israel. The United Nations and Israel's main ally, Washington.
The Israeli army said that the bombing came from an area near a civilian shelter near the Rafah crossing with Egypt. It was offensive “Another clear example” The Israeli army said that Hamas was using humanitarian sites and civilians as human shields.
The attack coincided with negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, which ended without achieving any progress. CIA Director William Burns, who was mediating the talks in the Egyptian capital, will travel to Israel this week for further discussions, NBC News reported.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant reiterated that the Israeli army will act “Electrification operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places throughout Gaza.” Israeli officials insist that the army must eliminate Hamas fighters operating out of Rafah, despite the city being crowded with refugees from parts of Gaza that were previously subject to evacuation notices issued by the Israeli military.
He added: “This could be a massacre of civilians and a strong blow to the humanitarian operation in the entire sector, because it is primarily run from Rafah.” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), warned earlier this week.
More than 34,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its seventh month on Tuesday. The fighting broke out on October 7 when Palestinian militants carried out a surprise raid into Israeli territory, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 200 hostage.
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