The Rafah Crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel which means its currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. Well have the very latest on the aid trying to get into gaza in the next hour. In other developments in the conflict today, israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in gaza. Defence officials said israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of palestinian fighters, including the deputy chief of hamas rocket forces. Israel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas Attacks Inside Israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says about 4,600 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. 4700. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Origanisation
Intensive aerial bombardment of gaza of gaza since the Attacks Inside Israel two weeks ago in which 1,400 people were murdered and 210 taken hostage. The Health Ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. Hamas is labelled a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. The Israeli Defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. It says hamas and operatives from islamichhad when using it as a base to organise attacks against israel. The uns humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later, after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. Aid groups say the situation is a catastrophe