The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Tuesday called Israel’s storming of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt a “dangerous escalation” against civilian facilities protected by international law. It added in a statement that the military attack will exacerbate the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and will prevent the flow of much needed emergency relief aid to Gaza. Hamas said Palestinians in Gaza “are subjected to a war of extermination and systematic starvation” by Israel, which it dubbed “the Nazi occupation.” “This crime – which comes directly after the Hamas movement announce…