{"id":7785,"date":"2024-05-07T08:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7785"},"modified":"2024-05-07T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:35:47","slug":"with-truce-talks-with-hamas-at-critical-stage-israel-seizes-gaza-side-of-rafah-border-crossing-with-eqypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7785","title":{"rendered":"With truce talks with Hamas at critical stage, Israel seizes Gaza side of Rafah border crossing with Eqypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Jerusalem<\/em> \u2014 An Israeli tank brigade took control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as <span class=\"link\">cease-fire negotiations with Hamas<\/span> remain on a knife&#8217;s edge.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after hours of whiplash in <span class=\"link\">the Israel-Hamas war<\/span>, with the militant group on Monday saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal. Israel, meanwhile, insisted the deal didn&#8217;t meet its core demands. The high-stakes diplomatic moves and military brinkmanship left a glimmer of hope alive &#8211; but only barely &#8211; for an accord that could bring at least a pause in the 7-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip. <\/p>\n<p>The Israeli 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing early Tuesday morning, the Israeli military said, taking &#8220;operational control&#8221; of the crucial crossing. It&#8217;s the main route for aid entering the besieged enclave and exit for those able to flee into Egypt. Israel has fully controlled all access in and out of Gaza since the war began. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Footage released by the Israeli military showed a tank entering the crossing. Details of the video matched known features of the crossing and showed Israeli flags flying from tanks that seized the area. <\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military claimed it seized the crossing after receiving intelligence it was &#8220;being used for terrorist purposes.&#8221; The military didn&#8217;t provide evidence to immediately support the assertion, though it alleged the area around the crossing had been used to launch a mortar attack that <span class=\"link\">killed four Israeli troops and wounded others near the Kerem Shalom Crossing<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>The military also said ground troops and airstrikes targeted suspected Hamas positions in Rafah.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Aftermath of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/07\/68056795-004a-4de3-8591-b820d5716a54\/thumbnail\/620x413\/2f827d260ca70c1145b75c894eacb710\/2024-05-07t062459z-1676332231-rc2il7avd9nw-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-gaza-rafah.jpg?v=1d6c78a71b7b6252b543a329b3a5744d 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/07\/68056795-004a-4de3-8591-b820d5716a54\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/6630348f2ad4127837182858930549a5\/2024-05-07t062459z-1676332231-rc2il7avd9nw-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-gaza-rafah.jpg?v=1d6c78a71b7b6252b543a329b3a5744d 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Hatem Khaled \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Reuters news agency cites Palestinian health officials as saying 20 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in strikes that hit at least four houses.<\/p>\n<p>Wael Abu Omar, a spokesman for the Palestinian Crossings Authority, acknowledged Israeli forces had seized the crossing and had closed the facility for the time being. He said strikes had targeted the area around the crossing since Monday. <\/p>\n<p>An Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson declined to immediately comment on the Israeli seizure. Egypt previously has warned any seizure of Rafah could see Palestinians fleeing over the border, a scenario that could threaten a 1979 peace deal with Israel that&#8217;s been a linchpin of regional security. <\/p>\n<p>The offensive again raised the risks of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah, a move the United States strongly opposes and that aid groups warn will be disastrous for some 1.4 million Palestinians taking refuge there. <\/p>\n<p>Egyptian officials said the proposal called for a cease-fire of multiple stages starting with a limited hostage release and partial Israeli troop pullbacks within Gaza. The two sides would also negotiate a &#8220;permanent calm&#8221; that would lead to a full hostage release and greater Israeli withdrawal from the territory, they said.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli official speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters the Hamas-approved proposal was a watered-down version of an Egyptian offer that had aspects Israel couldn&#8217;t accept. &#8220;This would appear to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal,&#8221; the Israeli official said.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas sought clearer guarantees for its key demand of an end to the war and complete Israeli withdrawal in return for the release of all hostages, but it wasn&#8217;t clear if any changes were made. <\/p>\n<p>Israeli leaders have repeatedly rejected that trade-off, vowing to keep up their campaign until Hamas is destroyed after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters reports that Qatar&#8217;s foreign ministry said its delegation would go to\u00a0 Cairo 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