Indonesia Condemns Israeli Takeover of Palestinian Rafah Crossing
Indonesia condemned the Israeli military attack in the Palestinian city of Rafah and the forced takeover of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing
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Indonesia condemned the Israeli military attack in the Palestinian city of Rafah and the forced takeover of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing
Israeli tanks and planes pounded several areas and houses in Rafah overnight, killing 20 Palestinians and wounding several others.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza.
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault
The Indonesian National Alms Agency (Baznas) distributed clean water to Palestinian people taking shelter at three refugee camps in Rafah, Gaza Strip.
The United States made a fresh push on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza to avert a manmade famine
Israel on Friday approved a potential assault on the Gaza city of Rafah while also keeping ceasefire hopes alive.
Israel plans to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah.
Around 1.4 million Gaza residents and internally displaced Palestinians resided in Rafah.
Trapped in and around Rafah, more than 1 million Palestinians braced for Israel to complete a plan to evacuate them and launch a ground assault.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the evacuation of another family from Gaza has been stalled due to the closed Rafah border crossing.
The evacuation of Indonesian citizens trapped in the Gaza Strip has begun, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah crossing, for the first
time in nearly 80 days, to allow stranded Palestinians to
return to the Gaza strip.
The plan to open Rafah crossing has been delayed for security
reasons.
The border will be opened from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. local time
on Wednesday and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on
Thursday, November 27, 2014
The second phase of aid from Indonesia for victims in Gaza, Palestine, worth Rp2.1 billion, will move to Rafah, Egypt (on the border with Gaza) this morning.