Israeli tanks capture Rafah border crossing after Israel rejects ceasefire

Israeli tanks seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border this morning and closed the crossing to aid deliveries into the besieged territory.

Footage released by the Israeli military showed a tank entering the crossing, which is also vital for evacuations from Gaza, after a night of heavy strikes on the southern Gazan city.

Israel also said that it had closed the Kerem Shalom crossing and that it will only reopen “when the security conditions allow it.”

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[SeaJay_Oceans]

Never Forget. Never Again. Never Forgive. Never Surrender.

[sheenafoxwell]

Given the horrific treatment, and almost genocide of Jewish peoples during the 2nd World War I find it inconceivable that the Israeli government think it’s ok to commit atrocities heading towards genocide of Palestinians in the name of irradiating Hammas 😢😢😢😢😢

[JawahirRabbani-pidc]

Nethanyahoo using war to stay in power

[PressHBCA]

Love the title. Scare starving people being bombed into running for their lives from the city then say they captured it. That’s sadistic., but that’s how they roll. Just another curse added to the list.

[andrewngo]

Does the tank really need to run over the Gaza sign?

[rubensano]

And so Theodor Herzl's psychotic philosophy continues.

[decoyfox]

Israel gained it's revenge, but lost it's humanity

[SimonLierbeer]

They are now enjoying Palestinians dying. What they don’t realise is they will be in shock in their grave. This life is short, the hereafter is eternal. Judaism and Christianity is not from God, if they only knew.

[Truth.shall.pravil]

20 sec, is there any proof it was being used for terrorist purposes?

[aymanemam]

Vietnam - South Africa - Next: Palestine - Zionist power is in sunset - From the River to The Sea

[diderot]

Israelis not want to operation to stop! We must win, and we must teach Islam a lesson for the future of humanity and freedom!

[dimitriskarathanasis]

"List of Israeli assassinations" (wikipedia)

[syhrox]

How shall the west react when a government of an ally country goes absolutely crazy?
Why did Netanyahu refuse the ceasefire? What were the condition to agree upon? What are the strategic goals to archieve here?
How does the palestinian and israeli public react to this?
Is on the horizon a path of deescalation?

From a german pov this development is frightening.

[blazzedpigeon]

This isnt no ceasefire terms that Israel sent or would agree to hamas is just trying to buy more time. Hamas surrendering is the ceasefire. This comment will probably be deleted

[tonyfincham]

Against what unarmed women & childen or dogs calling them Hamas freedom fighters .

[dimitriskarathanasis]

UN “signs of torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive.” POLITICO

[mallachsteve]

Hamas unilaterally decided to accept a Qatari/Egyptian agreement. They changed the Israeli proposal unilateraaly. Its a PR job and Hamas waiting for Sleepy Joe to come to their rescue.

[antongurevich]

It wasnt exactly 'Israel reject'. It was hamas reject and then try to come out with something that was not on the table

[monicadurai]

Happy to see Israel flag at Rafa border

[shanks]

not taking sides, but I'd have to say Israel's social media curation is not particularly sophisticated