Zionist- puppet Egyptian regime tightens grip on border with Gaza amid rising casualties

Egypt is refusing to open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow injured Palestinians to seek treatment at Egyptian hospitals amid Israel’s escalating military offensive against the besieged coastal enclave.

Officials in Gaza say that the border crossing, which is Gaza’s only not controlled by Israel, has mostly remained closed since Israel’s relentless attacks began more than a fortnight ago, and some medical delegations have even been denied entry.

Egypt has also prevented an aid convoy from reaching the residents of the impoverished Palestinian territory.

Egyptian protesters have staged numerous rallies in the past, calling on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to ease restrictions on Gaza.

Many analysts believe that Cairo’s actions on the Egypt-Gaza border show a reluctance to take on any responsibility.

They argue that Egypt’s approach marks a contrast with the policy shown in November 2012, when then President Mohamed Morsi mediated a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel after eight days of conflict.

Morsi, who was removed from power by the Egyptian army in July 2013, dispatched Egypt’s then Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to Gaza less than 48 hours after the violence began.

The death toll from the Israeli regime’s military strikes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 600.

Palestinian health ministry sources said on Tuesday at least 604 Palestinians have been killed and over 3,600 others injured since the start of the Israeli offensive on July 8.

Most of the fatalities are women and children. Three of the women were pregnant and 19 of the victims were between six months and 14 years old.

The United Nations Security Council has expressed serious concern over the growing number of casualties in the Palestinian coastal enclave.