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Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 70,117 since start of war
At least 70,117 people have been killed across Gaza since the start of Israel’s war on the besieged enclave in October 2023. An additional 170,999 people have been wounded.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that five bodies, including four new deaths and one recovered body, and 13 wounded people were brought to hospitals across Gaza in the last 48 hours.
Since the ceasefire on October 11, at least 360 people have been killed, 922 wounded, and the bodies of 617 people have been recovered.
Rafah crossing reopening uncertain amid Israeli ceasefire commitments
The announcement comes in line with Israel’s trend of drip-dropping the implementation of its obligations under the ceasefire agreement.
Israel was obliged to open five crossings in the first phase. It had committed to allow people to travel in and out of Gaza. Right now, it is not clear when the Rafah crossing will be opened.
And it is still not clear how it will be operated, aside from the fact that the EU monitors will be there. But whether the Palestinian Authority will be there – and there is a strong talk and push from Egypt on that – is not clear.
Israel will maintain a veto on who can exit, even for treatment, and it won’t allow the tens of thousands of Palestinians who signed up to return to Gaza to do so at this point. And this is all tied, as far as Israel is concerned, with the return of the two remaining bodies of captives still in the Strip.
It is not clear if the reopening will take place before those two bodies are returned.
Egypt denies plan to open Rafah crossing one way: Report
The Egyptian State Information Service, quoting an official source, has rejected Israel’s announcement of opening the Rafah crossing only for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip.
According to the unnamed official, in the event of an agreement with Israel to open the crossing, it will be opened both ways in accordance with the ceasefire plan. The source added that they “deny” any coordination with Israel over the opening of the crossing.
As we reported earlier, Israel announced that the crossing would be opened in the coming days only for Palestinians leaving for Egypt.
