Israel-Hamas war: Thousands arrive border hoping to cross to Egypt
Thousands of people in Gaza have gathered at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, as diplomatic efforts continue to open it before Israel starts its expected ground operation.
But the United Nations said there had been no progress in negotiations on reopening of the crossing.
Cairo blames Israel for “not co-operating”.
All routes out of Gaza are closed, as Israel continues its air strikes in response to Hamas’ attack of 7 October.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Monday for the second time in less than a week.
After his tour of six Arab states in the region, he returned to the country in an attempt to push for the reopening of the crossing to let in humanitarian aid and evacuate foreign passport holders.
Both Mr Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said they were working with Israel, Egypt and “other leading political voices in the region” to re-open the crossing.
The Israeli military ordered a blockade of Gaza and cut off the supply of water, food and fuel last week before launching a wave of air strikes in retaliation to Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel during which militants raided communities, kidnapped civilians and soldiers and killed more than 1,400 people.
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