Hamas mentioned on Sunday that its armed wing had fired rockets at Israeli forces close to the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Gaza and Israel. Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster, reported that the assault injured a number of individuals.
The Israeli navy mentioned about 10 rockets had been fired from an space close to the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt towards Kerem Shalom.
Kerem Shalom is likely one of the few crossings by way of which humanitarian help is ready to enter the Gaza Strip. After the assault on Sunday, the military mentioned it was closed to the passage of help vans.
Israel’s Overseas Ministry condemned the assault and mentioned it confirmed that Hamas was not serious about having help enter the territory, components of which a United Nations official says are experiencing “a full-blown famine.”
The ministry mentioned that whereas the military was “facilitating humanitarian help to the individuals of Gaza by way of the Kerem Shalom crossing, terrorists hearth rockets into the identical space.”
“Israel stays dedicated to offering lifesaving help whereas Hamas stays dedicated to destroying lives,” it added.
After the assault, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s nationwide safety minister and a far-right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cupboard, urged Mr. Netanyahu to authorize a long-anticipated navy assault on Rafah.
“We didn’t assault Gaza and we bought Oct. 7,” Mr. Ben-Gvir mentioned in a press release posted online. “We didn’t assault Rafah and we bought a precision assault, Netanyahu, go to Rafah now!”
