LIVE GAZA. Israeli army advances to border crossing and carries out targeted air strikes on Hamas targets in Rafah, Jordanian king calls to avoid massacre | Israel-Palestine conflict

According to several media reports, Israeli forces have advanced towards the Kerem Shalom border crossing, which is a short distance from the Palestinian city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. As the Israeli army continues to bomb the east of the city, the IDF is said to be planning to take control of the Palestinian side of the border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip within hours. A local hospital in Rafah reported receiving “five martyrs and several wounded” early Tuesday morning after the attacks. Follow all developments in our live blog.