Gaza’s overcrowded southernmost city has been thrown into panic and chaos by Israel’s seizure of the nearby border crossing with Egypt and as its possible full-scale invasion of Rafah looms. It then sent tanks to seize the nearby Rafah crossing with Egypt, shutting it down. The closure of Rafah crossing and the nearby Kerem Shalom crossing from Israel has cut off the entry of food, supplies, and fuel for aid trucks and generators. Palestinian workers trying to reach the border crossing Wednesday were shot at, and several were wounded, the Israeli military said. The U.N.’s World Food Program has been cut off from its Gaza food warehouse near the Rafah crossing, its deputy executive director Carl Skau said.

Source: ABC News May 08, 2024 21:49 UTC