The death toll in the Gaza war, which turns seven months this Tuesday, now amounts to 34,789 fatalities and 78,204 injuriesat a time when the war offensive faces an unknown phase with Israeli tanks controlling the Gazan part of the Rafah crossing adjacent to Egypt.

“The Israeli occupation committed six massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, causing 54 deaths and 96 injuries in hospitals during the last 24 hours“, reported this Tuesday the Gaza Ministry of Health, in the hands of Hamas. Most of the deaths in the last few hours have occurred precisely in the city of Rafah, where Palestinian sources have confirmed to the Efe agency at least 18 dead, including women and childrenafter a night of intense Israeli bombing on its east wing.

As the same agency was able to verify on the ground, the tents that housed displaced people near the so-called Philadelphia corridor bordering Egypt had been evacuated, after the Israeli Army on Monday order the population of this area to move to Al Mawasi, in Khan Yunis.

The Israeli Army confirmed on Tuesday morning that it had taken control of the Palestinian side of the crossing of Rafah with tanks, which remains inoperative, and indicated that his troops continue on the ground “scanning” the area in search of Hamas targets and militiamen.

In addition, the same military source confirmed that the Kerem Shalom crossing remains closed for “security reasons” since the Hamas attack on Sunday, in which four soldiers died, and that since this Monday humanitarian aid does not enter in Gaza.

The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has also confirmed the interruption of the entry of aid and fuel supplies through the Rafah crossing, warning that this will halt vital humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip. “The catastrophic hunger faced by the population, especially in northern Gaza, will become much worse if these supply routes are interrupted,” the agency denounced.