Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
The move comes after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war, with the militant group saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal. Israel insisted the deal did not meet its core demands.
Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s edge.
The U.N. warned of a potential collapse of the flow of aid to Palestinians from the closure the Rafah crossing from Egypt and the other main crossing into Gaza, Kerem Shalom, from Israel, at a time when U.N. officials say northern Gaza is experiencing “full-blown famine.”
The Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings are critical entry points for food, medicine and other supplies for Gaza’s 2.3 million people. They have been closed for at least the past two days, though the smaller Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza continues to operate.
Isn't the full invasion yet.
But there shouldn't be any invasion at all, there should be a withdrawal and reparations for rebuilding.
Manufacturing consent, yet again.
Who gives a fuck what the US says, they’re fucking complicit.
US says 'gluck, gluck, gluck'
Oh so it's a seige where western aid workers get bombed with precision strikes. Great, got it.