Israel closes border with Gaza following missile attacks

Two people believed to have been Thai farmers were killed and ten were injured on the Israeli side.

The Cherem Shalom crossing opened only to allow truck entry with aid from Jordan.

The United Nations welcomed the decision, but also urged Israel to open the main crossing of Erez so humanitarian workers and supplies could penetrate.

Violence between Israel and Hamas militants has escalated since May 10th.

Health authorities in Gaza é region controlled by Hamas say at least 212 Palestinians, including nearly 100 women and children, have lost their lives in Israeli attacks.

In Israel, 12 people, including two children, have been killed in Hamas' rocket attacks, medical services say there.

Israel said Tuesday that among the victims in Gaza are at least 150 militants.

Hamas gave no figures for his warriors killed.

Israeli forces also continued air strikes in Gaza.

The UN humanitarian agency Ocha said 52,000 people in Gaza have moved.

The worst fighting in Gaza and Israel since 2014 comes after weeks of tension caused by clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in eastern Jerusalem.

This location is a sacred place for both Muslims and Jews.