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Israel Status: Reported; awaiting outlet confirmation

Report: Israel Fully Closes Rafah Crossing Into Gaza, Halting Aid and Goods

By AFNS Research Desk · · 2 min read

The Palestinian Authority seal on a glass door at the Rafah crossing terminal (file image, 2012)
Photo: Gigi Ibrahim / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (cropped)

Status: Reported; awaiting outlet confirmation. The main account comes from an X story summary. Xinhua, citing Israel's Kan public broadcaster and Gaza's crossings authority, reported the closure separately. We have not yet found a report from the Times of Israel, the Jerusalem Post, Ynet, Haaretz, AP, Reuters or Fox News. No official Israeli statement is cited.

The closure

Israel has fully closed the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, according to an X story summary (X). The summary says the closure was ordered Monday evening and halts aid, commercial goods, fuel and cooking gas.

Xinhua reports that on Tuesday Israeli authorities turned back travelers at Rafah and halted aid and commercial trucks from Egypt. It cites Kan as saying the suspension covers aid from the Egyptian committee, the U.N. and international organizations, as well as commercial shipments including fuel, gas and food (Xinhua).

How much goes through Rafah

The figures differ by source:

  • The X story summary says Rafah normally carries 50 to 60 trucks a day, nearly half of Gaza's supply.
  • Gaza's crossings authority, as reported by Xinhua, said about 40 trucks of aid and commercial goods had been entering daily from Egypt.

Israel's stated reasons

Israeli military sources told Kan that the army closed the crossing over alleged smuggling and what they described as interference by Hamas security forces in Gaza (as reported by Xinhua). The X summary describes the reasons as smuggling and interference by Gaza bodies. The same military sources said the decision does not affect the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Aid groups' warnings

Aid groups warn that the closure will worsen hunger in Gaza, according to the X story summary. Xinhua reported no immediate comment from Hamas.

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Sources

  1. X story summary: Israel fully closes the Rafah crossing x.com
  2. Xinhua: Israel closes Rafah crossing to travelers, aid, commercial trucks english.news.cn

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