Evening Update: Israel’s Rafah invasion blocks major aid corridor for Gaza, UN says

Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:The Israeli military has taken control of the Rafah border crossing, the main corridor for humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt. Meanwhile, Israel’s invasion of Rafah – where more than a million displaced people have accumulated – gained steam.A UNRWA spokesperson said that almost no aid was reaching the Gaza Strip as a result of the takeover. Last week, World Food Programme director Cindy McCain said the northern Gaza Strip was experiencing a “full-blown famine.” Today, WFP said it had enough food in stock to supply the centre and south of Gaza for between just one and four days if border crossings were not reopened.