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Entered 2024.05.07 15:04 Modified 2024.05.07 15:04
Checkpoints along the route of relief supplies are closed… Additional operations are being prepared along with the search.
20 gunmen killed during an operation to seize a checkpoint… The Israeli army also took control of the Palestinian side of the border checkpoint in Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, in an explosive attack that rammed vehicles. By capturing the checkpoint, which is the only passage from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, the Israeli army blocked the retreat of Hamas, who is believed to be hiding in Rafah, and also signaled the start of Rafah street fighting.
The Israeli army announced on the morning of the 7th (local time) that the 401st Armored Brigade is taking control of the Gaza Strip side from the Rafah border checkpoint.
The Israeli military explained that they were in the process of capturing the checkpoint, killed 20 gunmen and discovered three underground tunnels. He also added that a vehicle with explosives rushed towards a tank and crashed into it, but there were no injuries.
The Israeli army said, “Soldiers are preparing for additional missions as they search the area near the checkpoint.”
The Israeli army took over the Salah ad-Din road east of Rafah by fighting the night before and even took control of the checkpoint that day. A video circulated on social media showed an Israeli tank lowering its gun barrel and charging into a checkpoint facility emblazoned with a Palestinian flag.
Due to the entry of Israeli soldiers, the checkpoint where relief trucks used to come and go is closed.
According to eyewitnesses, gunshots were heard near the checkpoint, which was already empty, last night. The Israeli army explained that the noise last night was a targeted attack targeting Hamas.
The Rafah checkpoint, which connects the southern Gaza Strip to Egypt, is a key route for bringing in the international community’s aid supplies for refugees.
Previously, the Israeli army ordered residents to leave the eastern part of Rafah the day before and continued airstrikes about 50 times. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement the previous day that Hamas’ latest ceasefire proposal fell short of Israel’s demands and that “the war cabinet has unanimously decided to continue the Rafah offensive to put military pressure on Hamas with the aim of achieving war aims , including the release of hostages.” “I decided,” he said.
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