Iran Press/West Asia: As of this hour, according to Aljazeera, the Israeli military has officially taken over the Rafah crossing – it’s strategically cutting off the Gaza Strip and sealing it off from the region.
It’s not only a point of entry for passengers to get in or out of Gaza, but since the beginning of this war has been a major point of humanitarian aid to get into Gaza.
With the Israeli military presence there right now, we can safely say that we’re looking at a very difficult situation in terms of getting humanitarian aid into Gaza.
At the same time, when we look at the location of the Rafah crossing, at almost the center of the city, that indicates that we’re very close to a full invasion of Rafah.
The Reuters news agency reports that flows of aid to Gaza have halted through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt following Israeli forces taking control of the Palestinian side of the frontier.
Three sources in the area of humanitarian relief told the news agency that shipments of crucial supplies had halted.
Senior UN officials have repeatedly warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah should Israel launch a ground invasion of what was until recently a last refuge from Israeli attacks.
Pressure is building on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at home after Hamas agreed to a ceasefire proposal brokered by Qatar and Egypt.
Thousands of people held demonstrations in Tel Aviv, demanding the government accept the deal and bring the captives held in Gaza back home.
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