Joy in Gaza over the announcement that Hamas accepted a truce proposal on Monday soon gave way to fear and confusion as the Israeli military began moving into eastern Rafah in the south of the devastated coastal enclave.
A four-month-old baby, Muhammad Saqallah, was among three children killed when Israel bombed a home belonging to the Qeshta family in Rafah on Tuesday afternoon, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
More than 21 Palestinians were killed by Israeli bombing on Tuesday, most of them in Rafah, WAFA reported.
Palestinians in Gaza, where hunger and thirst are widespread following seven months of genocide, have been choked off from receiving aid after Israeli occupation forces took over the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt overnight Monday.
The Tel Aviv daily Haaretz reported that “Israel has committed to the United States and Egypt to restrict its operation in Rafah … aiming only to deny Hamas authority over the border crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt.” ….more
