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Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge
An Israeli tank brigade seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and launched an incursion into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remained on a knife’s edge. The U.N. warned of a potential collapse of the flow of aid to Palestinians from the closure of Rafah and the other main crossing into Gaza, Kerem Shalom, at a time when officials say northern Gaza is experiencing “full-blown famine.” The Israeli foray overnight came after hours of whiplash in the now 7-month-old Israel-Hamas war, with the militant group ... (full story)