Netanyahu: Rafah Closed 'Until Further Notice' (Or Until Israel Says So)
Newsweek relays Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement: the Rafah crossing, a vital lifeline for Gaza, will remain closed. This isn't a new playbook. As far back as 2002, Netanyahu's rhetoric consistently framed Palestinian movement as a security threat, justifying blockades and closures that exacerbate humanitarian crises. (Remember the 2006 siege, or the 2014 restrictions on goods?) While Newsweek
reports the headline, they omit the predictable consequences: increased suffering for civilians trapped in what aid organizations have long called an open-air prison. One might wonder how many more 'until further notice' declarations it will take before the international community acknowledges these aren't temporary measures, but instruments of control. (Meanwhile, aid shipments rot.)