The IDF said that they had achieved “operational control” of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing on Tuesday, May 7.Footage published by the IDF shows tanks bearing Israeli flags at the Rafah crossing on the Gazan side.Other footage which circulated on social media on Tuesday showed a tank driving into a Gaza sign with Palestinian flags attached to it at the Rafah crossing.Al Jazeera carried a Reuters report, citing a spokesperson for the Gaza border authority, that the crossing was closed due to the presence of Israeli tanks.The IDF said that since their operation in East Rafah began overnight, they had killed “about 20 terrorists” and had destroyed “terrorist targets of Hamas including military buildings, underground infrastructures, and other terrorist infrastructures.” Credit: IDF via Storyful