The Kerem Shalom crossing was closed after Hamas claimed the rocket attack which Israel said was fired from Rafah

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    The armed wing of Hamas said it fired rockets at an Israeli army base next to … Hamas media quoted a source close to the group as saying the commercial crossing was not the target. Israel’s military said it believed Hamas was targeting soldiers massed on the Gaza border in preparation for a possible Rafah invasion.

    Everybody seems to agree that the strike was against legitimate military targets.

    The Israeli military… example of the terrorist organisation’s systematic exploitation of humanitarian facilities and spaces, and their continued use of the Gazan civilian population as human shields.”

    It isn’t terrorism if a militant group is attacking another militant group that is building up forces for an assault.

    Just before midnight, an Israeli airstrike killed nine Palestinians, including a baby,

    Can’t keep talking about “hiding behind human shields” if you keep killing the human shields.