India, March 2 -- In a stark escalation of Gaza's humanitarian catastrophe, Israel has closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip, including the vital Rafah border with Egypt, in the midst of a coordinated military operation by Israeli and US forces targeting Iran. According to Reuters reporting on Israel closing all Gaza crossings including Rafah, the shutdown affects humanitarian routes and medical evacuations, deepening the crisis for more than two million Palestinians trapped inside the enclave.

The Rafah crossing, Gaza's only gateway not directly controlled by Israel, had only recently reopened in a limited capacity after months of near-total closure, providing a brief glimpse of relief for a population long starved of freedom of mov...