Rafah Crossing

  • Israeli body to get aid into Gaza if more border crossings open

     The Israeli body in charge of access into Gaza has told Sky News that more border crossings could be opened for aid to get to northern Gaza directly, if the Israeli government gave them the order. The US administration has publicly called for more crossings to be opened and the Israeli COGAT (Co-ordinator for Government…

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  • MP under fire for comparing squirrels to Hamas

    Jim Shannon, a DUP MP, came under fire in recent days for calling grey squirrels the “Hamas of the squirrel world”.  His comments came during a House of Commons debate on the control of the grey squirrel population and sparked criticism on social media. Grey squirrels from North America were introduced in the UK in…

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  • US network NBC News brings us some more detail from the White House on what was discussed during negotiations over the opening of the Rafah border crossing. During negotiations, Hamas said it would allow foreign nationals to leave Gaza if “a number of” wounded Palestinians could leave as well. But upon vetting the list, officials discovered that…

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