In a blow to truce talks, Zionists occupy Palestinian side of Rafah crossing

Tehran, Qodsna - According to the Palestinian Sama news agency, a spokesperson of the Zionist army declared that its 401st Armored Brigade captured the Gaza border crossing with Egypt this morning.

A spokesperson for the committee of Gaza Strip crossings also confirmed that the Rafah crossing has been closed due to the presence of the Zionist regime's tanks.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi warned on Tuesday that the Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu jeopardizes the ongoing talks on the prisoner swap and truce deal in Gaza.

“Tremendous effort has been made to produce an exchange deal that’ll release hostages & realize a ceasefire. Hamas has put out an offer. If Netanyahu genuinely wants a deal, he will negotiate the offer in earnest. Instead, he is jeopardizing the deal by bombing Rafah,” Safadi wrote on social media platform X.

On Monday night, the Jordanian foreign minister urged the international community to take effective measure in the face of new wave of massacres in Rafah city.

It is worth mentioning that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh announced on Monday that this movement accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

UN agencies and aid groups warn of devastating consequences of any Zionist military assault on Rafah.

At least 12 people have been reported martyred in attacks on Rafah overnight as the Zionist regime’s tanks have pushed close to Rafah’s border crossing with Egypt.

At least 34,735 people have been killed and 78,108 wounded in the Zionist regime’s attacks on Gaza since October 7.