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People in eastern Rafah have been told by Israel’s military to move to a humanitarian safe zone on the coast to the northwest as Israel seizes the Rafah crossing. (AP Digital Embed)
The first ship carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza was on its way Thursday to a floating platform built by the U.S. military. The plan is for cargo to be transferred at the pier to smaller U.S. boats that will deliver it to shore.
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt, a main entry point for aid, has been shut down since Israel’s military took control of the Palestinian side early Tuesday.
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