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Video released by the Israel Defense Forces showed tanks flying Israeli flags entering the crossing, which has been a crucial entry point for humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave.following weeks of talks with Qatar and Egypt. Israel said that the deal was "far from" its requirements and that it would push ahead with a Rafah operation and send a delegation to talks.Israel insists a ground attack on Rafah is needed to eradicate Hamas.
“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 said in a statement. The IDF did not provide evidence to immediately support the assertion, though it alleged the area around the crossing had been used to launch a mortar attack that killed four Israeli troops over the weekend.
It added that ground troops and airstrikes also targeted suspected Hamas positions in Rafah as part 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 said. The Israeli army had previously warned people in eastern Rafah to evacuate into what it said was an expanded humanitarian zone.
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