Israel Closes Gaza Crossings After Strikes on Iran

Israel has closed all border crossings into the Gaza Strip, including the vital Rafah crossing with Egypt, amid heightened security concerns following joint military strikes with the United States against Iran. The closures, announced over the weekend, have halted the entry of fuel, food, and humanitarian aid, exacerbating shortages in the densely populated territory of more than 2 million people.

The Israeli military's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, known as COGAT, stated that the measures were necessary security adjustments in response to the ongoing operation targeting Iranian sites in cities such as Tehran, Tabriz, and Isfahan. The strikes, which caused dozens of deaths including at a primary school in Iran, prompted the indefinite shutdown of crossings like Rafah and Kerem Shalom. COGAT also postponed the rotation of humanitarian workers in and out of Gaza. In a statement on social media, the agency asserted that food stocks in Gaza, accumulated since a ceasefire with Hamas took effect, equate to four times the population's nutritional needs based on United Nations methodology and should last for an extended period. The body emphasized that it...