Israel closes Gaza's Rafah crossing

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Israel closed the Rafah border crossing with Egypt until further notice, suspending crossings used for humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations.
Why it matters
The closure removes the main southern corridor that aid agencies and medical teams relied on to move supplies and patients out of the Gaza Strip. Relief operators and evacuation coordinators must now reroute, pause, or redeploy resources to avoid consignments and transfers being stranded.
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  • United Nations and international non-governmental organisation humanitarian logistics teams must stop planned Rafah deliveries and secure alternative entry routes or pause shipments to prevent consignments being stranded at the border.

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