The Rafah border crossing, critical for delivering humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, remains closed as Egypt insists it will not reopen unless Israel relinquishes control to Palestinian authorities. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry emphasized that the crossing cannot operate under current conditions. The closure has led to dire humanitarian consequences, with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) warning of a catastrophic situation in Gaza, as thousands seek refuge in damaged facilities in Khan Yunis. Aid shipments are being squeezed out by commercial convoys, exacerbating the crisis. Fresh humanitarian aid provided by the UN is guarded by Hamas combatants, and the population is beaten back, with some being shot trying to access food.
⚠️ FOOD AID GROUP SAYS IT HAS DELIVERED MORE THAN 50 MILLION MEALS IN GAZA
The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side, Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry has said. https://t.co/ZKH4JRShgp
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (#UNRWA), has warned that the current conditions in #Gaza are “unspeakable” as one million people flee #Rafah. “Gaza needs sufficient food aid to avoid famine,” said UNRWA official Inas Hamdan. https://t.co/Lstz3avNyw
The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side, Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry said on Monday. https://t.co/ZKH4JRShgp
Egypt refuses to reopen the Rafah border crossing -- a key route for food and humanitarian aid to Gaza -- "unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side." Meanwhile, Palestinian civilians are starving. https://t.co/efY5ijVlNy
As much as Israel tries to resist, the PA is likely the only realistic option for administrating the Rafah border crossing, and Gaza itself / Zvi Bar'el https://t.co/iEdgcnPVPz
🍉Israel is flooding Gaza with food. 🚚 May 2024 saw a record number of food aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip. 🥷Despite Hamas shooting rockets at the Kerem Shalom aid crossing, killing four Israeli soldiers. https://t.co/lo2Qw0TyeS
"Aid shipments into southern Gaza are being squeezed out by commercial convoys, humanitarian organizations say, at a time when Israel’s military push into Rafah has choked off supply routes critical to feeding hundreds of thousands of people." https://t.co/snoxULK9T0
UNRWA warns of dire fate for displaced Palestinians from Rafah, as thousands seek refuge in damaged facilities in Khan Yunis. Situation in Khan Yunis described as catastrophic after Israeli forces destroy vital infrastructure before moving to Rafah. https://t.co/jFetc4N8TY
Egypt demands IDF withdrawal from Rafah to reopen humanitarian crossing 'Israel is occupying an Egyptian part of the Rafah border... Egypt needs to have the status quo of Palestinian control at the crossing... Israel can't be trusted right now,' says @MehdiEliefifi https://t.co/mnzfbJpuKB
The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday. https://t.co/ZKH4JRSP5X
Fresh humanitarian aid, provided free by the UN, arrives in Gaza. It is guarded by Hamas combatants and the population are beaten back. Some have been shot trying to get access to food. https://t.co/OvEGXZktcC
'Neutral mediator' Egypt is now saying “it is difficult for the Rafah crossing to continue operating without a Palestinian administration" Very difficult how Israel keeps finding weapons-smuggling tunnels from Egypt to Gaza...
The Rafah crossing may be the catalyst for the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza / Zvi Bar'el https://t.co/iEdgcnPVPz
🔵 RAFAH BORDER CROSSING CAN'T REOPEN UNLESS ISRAELI FORCES QUIT GAZA SIDE, EGYPT SAYS Full Story → https://t.co/Xq7gzYFlqq The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to…