‘Over 1,000 children and patients have died due to Israel’s continuing closure of Rafah crossing’

“The Israeli occupation army blocks the Rafah Crossing between Palestine and Egypt for over 100 days after burning and bulldozing it”

from thefreeonline on August 22, 2024 AlethoNews. by Palestinian Information Center ( thefree now on telegram //t.me/thefreeonline )

..Rafah crossing, Gazans’ last hope to escape the war…

GAZA – Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) has said that the Israeli occupation army’s closure of the Rafah border crossing over the past 100 days has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 children, patients and wounded civilians, warning that the humanitarian disaster in the war-ravaged coastal enclave has deepened.

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“The occupation army continues to close the Rafah border crossing between Palestine and Egypt for the 100th day running after burning and bulldozing it and putting it out of service,” GMO said in a statement on Wednesday.

Video shows Israeli destruction of Gaza’s Rafah crossing A video released by an Israeli journalist shows Gaza’s Rafah crossing burnt and destroyed, just over a month since Israel captured it. The crossing had been a vital route for aid. 21 Jun 2024 …

“This Israeli closure of the crossing continues to take place as the humanitarian tragedy has deepened at all levels and affected all aspects of life,” GMO added.

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GMO condemned the ongoing closure of the crossing as a “crime” and an “obvious legal violation of the international law, the international humanitarian law and all international conventions.”

GMO accused the Israeli occupation of preventing the entry of all sorts of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including vital medical needs, which seriously worsened the health and humanitarian situation.

GMO also accused the Israeli occupation of seeking to destroy Gaza’s health system in its entirety and using the starvation policy as a tool for political pressure.