Rafah crossing becomes flashpoint in Israel's war on Hamas: 4 takeaways

Israel’s push into Rafah and takeover of a key border crossing Tuesday has ignited international debate and condemnation as roughly 1.4 million sheltering civilians in the southern Gaza city were caught in the crosshairs of potential invasion.

Israel late Monday began “targeted strikes” in eastern Rafah before seizing control of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing, the sole point of entry between Gaza and Egypt and a crucial pass-through for humanitarian assistance.

That came...