Israel has ordered a complete closure of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, blocking humanitarian aid, commercial shipments, food, fuel and cooking gas from entering the strip, according to Drop Site News.

The order, described as a “complete and comprehensive closure”, was passed to the United Nations and the Egyptian committee on Monday evening, a senior Palestinian source involved in the negotiations told the outlet. On Tuesday, Israeli authorities turned travellers back at the crossing and suspended the entry of goods and trucks, according to the Palestinian Crossings and Borders Authority.

The Israeli military told state broadcaster Kan that Rafah was closed because of alleged smuggling and interference by Hamas security forces, and said the Egyptian side had been informed. No written Israeli statement on the closure has been published.

The Egyptian route handles roughly 50 to 60 trucks a day, and fuel and cooking gas come entirely through it, the Palestinian source said. Gaza’s Government Media Office said only 20.3 percent of the agreed truck entries were allowed in October, while traveller movement through Rafah reached just 19.1 percent.

Under the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, 600 aid trucks are supposed to enter Gaza every day. Deliveries have averaged only around 200 a day, and the media office says 77,657 trucks have entered since October 2025 — about a third of the 232,800 the agreement provides for. The Kerem Shalom crossing, further south, remained open.