Israel closes major crossing into Gaza after it said Hamas fired rockets towards border
Israel closed a crossing into Gaza used for humanitarian aid transport after it said Hamas fired rockets towards the border.
The closure is a significant setback for Gaza relief efforts, with a UN representative saying famine is spreading. NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald reports.
Israel’s military said 10 projectiles were launched from Rafah in southern Gaza towards the area of the crossing, which it said was now closed to aid trucks going into the coastal enclave. Other crossings remained open.
Hamas’ armed wing said it fired rockets at an Israeli army base by the crossing, but did not confirm where it fired them from. Hamas media quoted a source close to the group as saying the commercial crossing was not the target.
More than a million Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
Shortly after the Hamas attack, an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Rafah killing three people and wounding several others, Palestinian medics said.
