US EditionIsrael closes crossings into Gaza Strip, including for humanitarian aid workers, Israeli government agency says
Israel cited security concerns linked to joint U.S. military actions against Iran while suspending aid worker rotations despite claiming food stocks will last.
- On Feb. 28, Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories closed all crossings into and out of the Gaza Strip, including the Rafah crossing, until further notice amid heightened tensions with Iran.
- After joint Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran targeting the Iranian "terrorist regime", COGAT said the closures were necessary "security adjustments" and food stocks delivered since the ceasefire suffice for an extended period.
- Humanitarian groups reported that aid rotations are postponed, crossings are closed, and markets are suspended, with the UN WFP noting hunger persists last week, as households average two meals daily.
- In the middle of Ramadan, the closure of all crossings, including Rafah, halts evacuations and risks shortages for displaced Palestinian families, with no reopening date given.
- Gaza remains dependent on aid, with parts in famine and United Nations agencies reporting impediments to lifesaving deliveries, while aid groups warn shifting focus to Iran could overshadow ceasefire efforts.
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Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the world
Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to a possible shift in the world's attention from the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to a new regional conflict with Iran.
Israel has closed several borders with the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
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