24 hours ago Palestinians were celebrating the news that Hamas had accepted what they thought was Israel's ceasefire proposal.
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Now, their situation looks bleak again, after Israeli troops seized the Rafah border crossing - cutting off a vital aid route into Gaza.
Yesterday, the Israel Defence Forces ordered people in eastern Rafah to move to what it called an "expanded humanitarian zone" in Al Mawasi, ahead of a limited ground invasion.
After striking targets in eastern Rafah overnight, Israel announced that its troops had taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing – the only one it did not control. Israel has also imposed a naval blockade on Gaza for years.
The UN says the shutting of the two southern crossings starves Gaza of the scant humanitarian aid it had been receiving - as very little is getting through the recently reopened Erez Crossing.
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