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Israel’s military seized control of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza Tuesday, according to officials. The Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) tanks rolled into the southern city of Gaza, which houses around 1.3 million people early Tuesday. The seizure of the border crossing, critical for delivering humanitarian aid, comes after militant group Hamas said it would…

Israeli airstrikes killed seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) on Monday, drawing sharp criticism of Israel’s continued bombardment and mourning by friends, family and the global community. The workers were leaving a warehouse in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and driving in a deconflicted zone in two armored cars when the strike hit,…