For the thousands of people trying to flee Gaza, there's only one way out of the blockaded strip. Here's why people can't get out at this point and what’s happening at the Rafah crossing.
Gazans have been under siege since Israel launched its most intense bombardment and blockade ever following a devastating cross-border assault by Islamist Hamas militants on 7 October. The territory's 2.3 million residents have been left without power, pushing health and water services to the brink of collapse, with fuel for hospital generators running low.
The Israel Defence Forces confirmed last week it hit an underground tunnel in the Rafah area which it said was used for "smuggling weapons and equipment". Egypt said on Monday the crossing is not officially closed but was made inoperable due to Israeli air strikes on the Gaza side. Officials in Cairo claimed that Israel was not cooperating with delivery of aid into Gaza.
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