Israeli forces take control of the Rafah border crossing as cease-fire efforts continue | DW News

Israel’s military has seized control of a key border crossing in Gaza it’s released images of what it says are tanks rolling into Rafa in the south of the strip which is a vital crossing point for humanitarian Aid coming via Egypt the incursion has cast new doubt over whether a deal can be done over a proposed ceasefire with Hamas which is considered a terrorist organization by several countries despite that an Israeli delegation is heading to Cairo for talks after a night of celebrations Palestinians wake up to a familiar reality Israeli tanks Converge on the key raer border crossing the Israeli Army saying is taken control of the checkpoint Gaza side in the city of Rafa people are searching for bodies under the rubble following deadly Israeli strikes overnight heavy gunfire very very heavy bombardment with planes Rockets tanks machine guns never in my life have I seen this I’m almost 69 years old in my life I’ve never seen bombings like this on Tuesday Israel dropped lift lets over Rafa urging residents to leave parts of the city for what it calls an expanded humanitarian area the order put in many displaced Palestinians on the move again now they’re saying to evacuate from Rafa where should we go hanun is ruined what is left they ruined our lives there’s nothing left there’s no safety and no home there’s no one but our [Music] God we don’t know where to go tell us where to go is Al maazi and kanun is a safe place are there tents is there water is there electricity is there food and drink is it a safe place Gaza now has no safe place we’re on the move with our children and we can’t find safety where are the Arab countries to see us to empathize with our [Applause] children the news of Hamas accepting the ceasefire was met with joy on the streets of Gaza on Monday evening but hours later Israel’s attacks stopped the celebrations well for more now let’s cross over to journalist Kareem Al guari he’s in Cairo Egypt’s capital Kareem what are your sources telling you about the situation in Rafa well I just viewed the material uh local cameraman sent us from the Gaza Strip from people um running away from Rafa and trying to find a place it’s a really utter despair that many people are were displaced at least half a dozen times some even more they’re running out of money they have no idea uh where to go and so really I would say the nerves are on edge of people there and it’s of course no wonder because there was this hot and cold showers really if you think about the last 24 hours first leaflets were dropped over their houses telling them they should leave because it will become a combat zone then in the evening they were celebrating on the street because they thought the war is over after Hamas agreed to a peace propos proposal from Egypt and qat only to realize that it’s going on that there will there’s a was a heavy bombardment last night in Rafa and now we have Israeli tanks rolling in parts of Rafa all this is really leading to a very very desperate situation for people there now the Egyptian foreign Ministry warned today that Israel’s operation in Rafa risks undermining ceasefire efforts what do we know about the truce talks that are apparently going on now in Egypt well we know the Hamas or the Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo we’re still waiting for the Israeli delegation to come it’s interesting because originally the Israeli side they will only set they will only send a delegation when there is a done deal uh to sign it off now they’re sending a delegation to negotiate there is still a lot of open questions I think we have a three-phase uh proposal uh on the table which also includes in the second phase some kind of agreement for a permanent ceasefire and that is I guess one of the uh stumbling blocks we have right now so we have to see if this negotiations here in Kyu will lead to something I think the Israeli side goes with a double strategy keeping the pressure on Hamas by moving militarily into Gaza and at the same time negotiating here in Cairo meanwhile the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate uh the Rafa and corom Shalom Crossings are now closed relief agencies are warning that humanitarian aid for Gaza is being choked off what are you hearing about the humanitarian situation in Gaza now kareim people are panicked because not only the Kim Shalom Crossing is closed and it was open been closed in the last days but now the direct opening that was not under Israeli control from the Egyptian side the Raa Crossing is also cut off so people don’t know what’s going to happen we know there was by far not sufficient Aid deliveries before these two main Crossings where most of the deliveries came through were closed we know also that for commercial Goods since this B are closed prices are doubled in the last hours so again people are panicked they don’t know what’s going to happen next and they really really hope that this talks in Cairo will have some kind of outcome Kareem thank you very much that was journalist kareim elari in Cairo you’re welcome

Israel’s military has seized control of the border crossing in Rafah, the southern Gazan city that has become a crucial entry point for humanitarian aid into the Strip from Egypt. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released images of what it says are its tanks rolling into the city, where over a million Palestinians have sought refuge. Israel’s incursion has cast renewed doubt that an imminent cease-fire deal with the militant group Hamas, which was responsible for the October 7 attacks, will be reached.

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39 comments

  2. There is no humanitarian aid the Palestinians are just as guilty as the Hamas who do you think put them in power who do you think of moms get their money from from Palestinians

  3. The Israelis enter an empty area. Just show business. To tell their people they can go anywhere. Just to safe their water face. Hamas and other fighters are unseen. They could be anywhere under the ground. All this is useless.

  5. People complaining hamas accepted that their own deal are ignorant. They accepted the deal egypt and qatar proposed and yes it involves realeasing all hostages in 3 phases over 42 days. Its not about the hostages it about the land.

  9. Take the leaflets and go according to the map. Ask your government to arrange water and tents. Ask Arab countries especially Jordan and queen Rania to take you

  12. If only Egypt would cooperate on control of Rafah border and the destruction of tunnels going between Gaza and Egypt or on destroying Hamas missile launching sites. DW does not report the Hamas missile strikes. "Never seen bombing like this" statement goes unchallenged.

  13. Woman in video looks very clean, nice clothes, well nourished, perhaps wearing a bit of makeup,not well staged if you claim no food, no water.

  22. It's funny how they report about people bur not the fact that hamas is the people I dont see Palestinians showing the idf where these hanas fighters are I just don't get it cause they only report what they want isreal do what your going to do so I can quit hearing about sad pitifully gaza 😢😅 they brought it on themselves

  26. Netanyahu's middle finger showed to the universe. ICJ,UN,Arab leaders, African Asian EU leaders can enjoy French wine in Egypt with father of the genocides Netanyahu's Mafia's and Sisi.

  28. Gaza under Hamas control is a police state. The people speaking are monitored by Hamas. DW DOES NOT HAVE REPORTERS ON THE GROUND IN RAFAH! Notice how children are always shown instead of armed masked terrorists.

  29. Why arab countries are not accepting these displaced people in Gaza? Find an answer to this very simple question and you will find out why the ideology of Islam is very horrible to human community.

  30. look up for the blog "Israel used AI to identify 37000 Hamas targets" read it full to understand how random has been the bombing of Gaza. then read the wikipedia article about Benzin Netanyahu – the father of Netanyahu – you will understand what is in the mind of the Israeli prime minister, it will be clear. if you want more info, look on the youtube account of IDF – look for the video called "Operational strikes aborted with gazan civilians in sight" it shows that there is no way to verify the buildings are empty and it explains the amount of casualities caused by these strikes

  31. It is time to stop pretending that Israel cares that it is committing war crimes and acts of genocide. This is not surprising given that while Western countries will officially state that the 700,000 Illegal settlers in East Jerusalem and the West Bank are breaking international law, specifically committing war crimes by violating Article 49 of the IV Geneva Convention, they will not punish them because they are Israelis. The West has made it clear Israelis can commit war crimes en-mass and they will never be punished. So now Israel is moving on to acts of genocide.

  32. So Israel has completely blockaded Gaza not allowing any food into an area with 1 million children where famine has already started starvation started months ago and Germany and other Western countries are saying there is nothing we can do except send more weapons to Israel and ignore the war crimes.

  33. And meanwhile Israel has again frozen ALL entry of aid. Israel will never accept a deal, Netanyahu will never allow the war to end.

  36. Israel has no intention of agreeing to a permanent ceasefire, that's not my opinion, it's their official position. And now they've taken 2.2 million hostages by cutting off their last source of food and medicine. That's sickening.

  37. Isreal has no right to keep oppressing the Palestinian people. They keep killing, taking land and pushing them out. Why does the world keep allowing this to happen?

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