Israel army in 'operational control' of Rafah crossing

The Israeli army said it took "operational control" of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday and that troops were scanning the area.

"Right now we have Special Forces scanning the crossing... We have operational control of the area and other crossings and we have Special Forces scanning the area," the military said.

"We are only talking about the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing."