Israel’s military spokesperson announced that Israel has split the Gaza strip in two as the death toll rises to more than 10,000 Palestinians on the 31st day of the war on Gaza. Hamas temporarily closed the Rafah border crossing after Israel targeted an ambulance, but now it is temporarily open for the evacuation of Egyptians and foreign nationals. Update 7: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Peter Lerner told CNN that their forces have effectively split Gaza in two following the onset of Israel’s ground operations in Gaza. Lerner said that Israel is now encircling Gaza City and that it is determined on uprooting Hamas from what he described as “the fortress of Hamas’ terrorist activities.” Update 6: The Rafah border crossing in Gaza, is now open exclusively for evacuating Egyptians and foreign nationals registered since 1 November. This follows the temporary closure of the crossing by Hamas, prompted by an Israeli strike on an ambulance that Israeli officials alleged was linked to a Hamas. Update 5: Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was arrested on the morning of 6 November on suspicions of inciting violence and terrorist activities by the IDF, an…
Israel Military ‘Split Gaza in Two’, Rafah Open for Registered Foreigners
November 6, 2023
