HEAVY FIGHTING IN GAZA KEEPS AID CROSSINGS CLOSED, SENDS 110,000 CIVILIANS FLEEING

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 110,000 people to flee north. With nothing entering through the crossings, the World Food Program will run out of food for distribution in southern Gaza by Saturday, a U.N. official said. The Uni…