Israel strikes Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Palestinian side again


This aerial view shows humanitarian aid trucks crossing into the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with northeastern Egypt s North Sinai province, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 21, 2023. AFP

Oct 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Israel struck targeted the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Friday, Al Qahera News reported.

The Rafah border crossing has served as the sole point of delivering humanitarian aid provided by world countries and local and international organizations from Egypt to Gaza.

Israel has struck the Rafah crossing several times since it started its war in Gaza on 7 October, as Tel Aviv tries to prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid to 2.3 million Palestinians who are barely surviving under bombing and a complete food-water-fuel blockade.

Last week, under increasing international pressure, Israel allowed the entry of a few dozen trucks carrying food and medical supplies to Gaza.

Egypt has been intensifying efforts to pressure Israel to allow tens of trucks waiting with hundreds of tons of aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation.

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