Hamas says Israeli Rafah incursion aims to undermine ceasefire efforts

This image grab taken from footage released by the Israeli army on May 7, 2024 shows the 401st Brigade's combat team tanks entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024.  (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / Israeli Army / AFP)
This image grab taken from footage released by the Israeli army on May 7, 2024 shows the 401st Brigade's combat team tanks entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / Israeli Army / AFP)

Hamas says in a statement that Israel’s incursion into Gaza’s Rafah Crossing aimed to undermine ceasefire efforts, after the Israeli army announced it took control of the Palestinian side of the crossing between Egypt and the Strip.

The statement calls on the US and the international community to pressure Israel to halt the “escalation.”

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