No indication of Rafah crossing re-opening: Palestinian minister

Palestinian health minister Majed Abu Ramadan said there was "no indication" from Israel that the Rafah crossing, which is highly relied upon to supply Gaza with essential humanitarian aid, would be re-opened soon.

“Since it was closed, we have no indication that the Israelis would like it to be opened any time soon,” the minister told reporters on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.

On 7 May, the Israeli military said it has taken "operational control" of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, the only point of exit and entry between Gaza and Egypt. The military said that its 401st Armoured Brigade captured the crossing in southern Gaza, following an overnight military operation. 

The Israeli flag was raised on flag poles at the crossing, while the Palestinian flag was pulled to the ground.