Israel kills two in Gaza, blocks thousands from medical exit through Rafah

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According to UN figures, around 18,500 people in Gaza urgently need medical treatment outside the area. However, leaving Rafah remains severely limited.

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Once again, a cautious but immense hope. Once again, in view of the facts, a brutal, albeit unsurprising disappointment, given the scant respect for the agreements in the region. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip eagerly awaited the opening of the Rafah border crossing, the only one that gives access to Egypt and not to Israel. In the absence of an airport, destroyed in 2001, and of a port with sufficient depth to offer maritime connections, provid…