Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt

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******** forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt

Smoke billows after ******** bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between ******* and the ************ militant group ******.

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An ******** tank brigade seized 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 cease-***** negotiations with ****** remain on a ******’s edge.

The move comes after hours of whiplash in the *******-****** war, with the militant group on Monday saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-***** proposal. *******, meanwhile, insisted the deal did not meet its core demands. The high-stakes diplomatic moves and military brinkmanship left a glimmer of hope alive — but only barely — for an accord that could bring at least a pause in the 

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The ******** 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing early Tuesday morning, the ******** military said, taking “operational control” of the crucial crossing. It’s the main route for aid entering the besieged enclave and exit for those able to flee into Egypt. ******* fully controls all access in and out of Gaza since the war began.

Footage released by the ******** military showed a tank entering the crossing. Details of the video matched known features of the crossing and showed ******** flags flying from tanks that seized the area.

The ******** military claimed it seized the crossing after receiving intelligence it was “being used for ********** purposes.” The military did not provide evidence to immediately support the assertion, though it alleged the area around the crossing had been used to launch a mortar ******* that ******* four ******** troops and wounded others near the Kerem Shalom Crossing.

The military also said that ground troops and airstrikes targeted suspected ****** positions in Rafah.

Wael Abu Omar, a spokesman for the ************ Crossings Authority, acknowledged ******** 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.

An Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson declined to immediately comment on the ******** seizure. Egypt previously has warned any seizure of Rafah could see Palestinians fleeing over the border, a scenario 

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 a 1979 peace deal with ******* that’s been a linchpin for regional security.

The offensive again raised the risks of an all-out ******** 

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, a move the ******* States strongly opposes and that aid groups warn will be disastrous for some 1.4 million Palestinians taking refuge there.

Egyptian officials said the proposal called for a cease-***** 

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 and partial ******** troop pullbacks within Gaza. The two sides would also negotiate a “permanent calm” that would lead to a full ******** release and greater ******** withdrawal out of the territory, they said.

****** sought clearer guarantees for its key demand of an end to the war and complete ******** withdrawal in return for the release of all hostages, but it wasn’t clear if any changes were made.

******** leaders have repeatedly rejected that trade-off, vowing to keep up their campaign until ****** is destroyed after its Oct. 7 ******* on ******* that triggered the war.

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