THE Israeli military has said it has established “operational control” over the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip…
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza on MondayTHE Israeli military has said it has established “operational control” over the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip overnight from Monday into Tuesday.
The crossing, located just south of Gaza City, was taken over by Israeli tanks that are part of an armoured brigade, the Israeli Defence Forces and Palestinian officials said. “Following intelligence that indicated that the Rafah crossing in eastern Rafah was being used for terrorist purposes, IDF troops obtained operational control of the Gazan side of the crossing overnight .”According to news outlet Al Jazeera, the Israeli attack killed at least 20 Palestinians in different air raids that struck residential houses.
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