(VOVWORLD) - On Tuesday, Israel briefly opened a border crossing into Gaza to allow a convoy of aid to enter. However, the crossing was closed again after it came under fire from Palestinian mortars and rockets.
 Cars wait at the Kerem Shalom border crossing (Photo: AFP) |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the campaign "will take more time."
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement and the Gaza-ruling Hamas group on Tuesday declared a “day of rage,” urging Palestinians to clash with Israeli forces in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry announced that 237 Palestinians have been killed since May 7, and 6,270 injured. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Israel’s airstrikes have forced 52,000 Palestinians to leave their homes.