CBC News viewed a message that Israeli officials sent to several Western embassies indicating that a potential Saturday afternoon window for crossing the border into Egypt was cancelled.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters that Saturday’s planned Rafah crossings had to be halted due to unspecified “violence.”
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been forced from their homes in Gaza in the wake of an intensive and days-long Israeli bombardment on targets in the territory, following a devastating surprise cross-border attack by Hamas militants a week ago.
The number of displaced persons is growing, as some 1.1 million people in Gaza were told Friday to move south — with the same warnings repeated Saturday — ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive.
That leaves the stranded civilians trying to find a safe place inside Gaza, which is home to 2.3 million people and bordered by Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.
Sean Carroll, president and CEO of aid group Anera, said Thursday there’s no telling how long people will be living like this, and they’re going to need to be supplied with food, water and medicine.
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CBC News viewed a message that Israeli officials sent to several Western embassies indicating that a potential Saturday afternoon window for crossing the border into Egypt was cancelled.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters that Saturday’s planned Rafah crossings had to be halted due to unspecified “violence.”
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been forced from their homes in Gaza in the wake of an intensive and days-long Israeli bombardment on targets in the territory, following a devastating surprise cross-border attack by Hamas militants a week ago.
The number of displaced persons is growing, as some 1.1 million people in Gaza were told Friday to move south — with the same warnings repeated Saturday — ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive.
That leaves the stranded civilians trying to find a safe place inside Gaza, which is home to 2.3 million people and bordered by Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.
Sean Carroll, president and CEO of aid group Anera, said Thursday there’s no telling how long people will be living like this, and they’re going to need to be supplied with food, water and medicine.
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