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UN: Israeli offensive in overpopulated Rafah would be a war crime

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Representative Humanitarian Aid Coordination Office The United Nations (UN) said today that the Israeli military offensive in Rafahterritory at the southern end of the river. Gaza Strip home

UN: Israeli offensive in overpopulated Rafah would be a war crime

Representative Humanitarian Aid Coordination Office The United Nations (UN) said today that the Israeli military offensive in Rafahterritory at the southern end of the river. Gaza Strip home to more than a million Palestinian civilians, most of whom are displaced, there would be war crime because it is an overpopulated area.

Jens LaerkeA spokesman for the organization said the following: “Under international humanitarian law, indiscriminate bombing of densely populated areas may constitute a war crime. To be clear, an escalation of hostilities in Rafah under these circumstances could cause widespread civilian casualties“.

Rafah’s population has increased fivefold since the war began on October 7. now exceeds 1.1 million peoplewho took over everything extreme bass indicators this indicates, among other problems, an imminent health crisis due to lack of government services.

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Except emergency psychiatric care This is already a confirmed fact. “Every child suffers from some form of trauma”; Laerke added.

He added that, having witnessed this situation, the UN must warn what will happen if Israel implements what it has announced regarding ground invasion in Rafah, where he ordered the evacuation of people from the rest of the Palestinian territory.

“We can clarify what the law says. Under international humanitarian law, indiscriminate bombing of densely populated areas may constitute a war crime, and we must do everything in our power to avoid this– he said.

In the same speech to the press, representative International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) condemned the latest attack on the offices of the Palestinian Red Crescent, a relief organization equivalent to the Red Cross in Western countries, in which responsible for young volunteers from all over the Gaza Strip.

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“She was killed on Friday while she was doing what she did every day, helping the wounded and displaced…,” lamented a representative of the International Federation of the Red Cross. Tommaso Della Longawho stated that this is the eleventh time they have had to report such a crime.

“This is an example of the level of violence and how far the situation has gone, aid workers they have no protection And hospitals are target of attacks“Said Della Longa.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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