US EditionIsrael closes crossings into Gaza Strip, including for humanitarian aid workers, Israeli government agency says
Israeli authorities closed all Gaza crossings, including Rafah, citing security after joint Israel-US strikes on Iran; over 2 million people in Gaza remain reliant on humanitarian aid.
- Israeli authorities on Saturday closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip, including the Rafah crossing, until further notice, citing security adjustments.
- Following a joint Israeli–US operation against Iran, the Israel Defense Forces and the US Army struck Tehran, Tabriz, and Isfahan, leading COGAT to call border closures necessary "security adjustments".
- Rafah had been reopened on Feb. 2 to allow some Palestinians, including patients needing urgent medical care, to cross before being shut again, COGAT said.
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Israel has closed several borders with the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
Israel seals off Gaza - while it murders in Iran, it starves Palestinian civilians
Israel has shut down all crossings into and out of Gaza, even for humanitarian workers. The occupation’s administrative body COGAT claimed the move was a “necessary security adjustment” because of Israel’s attacks on Iran. The blockade will prevent volunteer medics and other humanitarian workers either entering or leaving Gaza while it remains in place. Food and medicine deliveries, already barely a trickle, will be choked off – condemning thous…
Israeli Closure of Gaza Crossings: Humanitarian Implications
Israeli Closure of Gaza Crossings: Humanitarian Implications On Saturday, vital crossings into the Gaza Strip were closed following attacks by Israeli and U.S. forces on Iran, according to Israeli government agency COGAT. The closures are significantly affecting the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of patients needing urgent medical care.The Rafah crossing at Gaza's southern border with Egypt, which had only reopened in February, …
Crossings into the Gaza Strip, vital for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the movement of patients in need of medical evacuation, were closed on Saturday as Israeli and U.S. forces attacked Iran, the Israeli government agency COGAT said.
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