Gaza - Ma'an - On Monday, the Israeli occupation forces burned the departures hall at the Rafah land crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas condemned what it described as 'the Israeli army's burning of the departure building and other facilities inside the Rafah crossing, causing it to be completely out of service,' considering it 'a criminal act and barbaric behavior that comes within the framework of the ongoing war of genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.' ". The movement held the Israeli side "for the consequences of this crime, which causes the Palestinians to cut off communication with the outside world, and deprives thousands of sick and wounded people from traveling to receive treatment abroad." Source: Maan News Agency