IDF says its forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing
Israeli tank forces have taken control of the Gaza aspect of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the Israeli Defense Forces mentioned, in what it referred to as a “precise counterterrorism operation.”
“Following intelligence that indicated that the Rafah Crossing in eastern Rafah was being used for terrorist purposes, IDF troops managed to establish operational control of the Gazan side of the crossing,” the IDF mentioned in a remark.
The IDF didn’t supply proof to straight away improve the statement, although it alleged the realm across the crossing were used to release a mortar assault that killed 4 Israeli troops over the weekend.
It added that floor troops and airstrikes additionally centered suspected Hamas positions in Rafah as phase of the operation. “IDF ground troops are continuing to operate against Hamas terrorist operatives and infrastructure in the area of the Rafah Crossing in eastern Rafah,” the IDF mentioned.
The Israeli military had up to now warned other people in japanese Rafah to evacuate into what it mentioned was once an expanded humanitarian zone.