The Refah border gate was closed

US State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said the Rafah border gate was closed due to a security issue.

Patel said they hope the Egyptian-controlled border gate will be reopened at regular intervals so that humanitarian aid can pass into the Gaza Strip and foreign nationals can continue to leave the region.

LATEST SITUATION IN CONFLICTS

As Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack against Israel on the morning of October 7, Tel Aviv launched intense aerial bombardments on the Gaza Strip.

Israel announced that more than 1,400 Israelis, including 315 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 people were wounded in attacks carried out from Gaza.

According to Israel, the number of soldiers killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip since October 31 has risen to 33, while the Qassam Brigades are holding 242 Israeli prisoners. An Israeli soldier was also killed in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children and 2,823 women, were killed in Israeli attacks and at least 26,475 people were injured.

In the West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers killed 163 Palestinians.

The Israeli army forced the evacuation of Shifa Hospital, the largest health center in Gaza, where thousands of wounded and civilians were located, the Nasr Children’s Hospital, the Al-Ehli Baptist Hospital and the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, as well as the around Jerusalem and Indonesian-affiliated hospitals. with the Palestinian Red Crescent. Hundreds of people were killed and injured in the attacks.

In clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, 63 Hezbollah members and 4 Israeli soldiers were killed.