Since May 6 last year, the Israeli army has ordered the Gazan population living east of the city of Rafah to move north. About 80,000 people have already fled what was their only refuge.The UN Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA) made the assessment this Thursday.

“Following the intensification of Israeli military operations on May 6, approximately 80,000 people fled Rafah to seek refuge elsewhere. The cost to these families is unbearable. No place is safe.” condemned this organization, which confirmed the need for a ceasefire.

According to evidence EFE, For many Gazans forced to evacuate, Rafah may be their third or four forced displacements in these seven months of war, which began in the north with a ground invasion by Israeli troops on October 27.

“Rafah – the city of children”This was stated by UNICEF representative James Elder at a press conference in Geneva on Tuesday. With more than 600,000 children living in overcrowded conditions in Rafah, they are “highly vulnerable and on the brink of survival,” according to a UNICEF report warning that more than 600,000 children live in overcrowded conditions in Rafah.

The situation worsened after the closure of the Rafah land crossing, which was captured by Israeli tanks on Tuesday, from where half a dozen people were sneaking into Gaza daily.48 trucks with humanitarian aid and 166,000 liters of diesel fuelaccording to the UN.

“Without fuel, Trucks will not be able to transport critical humanitarian aidwater pumps will stop working and the remaining hospitals will close,” UNRWA director Philippe Lazzarini warned on his X account last night.

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At another intersection in the south, on Kerem Shalom, help is also not distributed Gaza has been confirmed by UNRWA and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), despite Israel’s announcement yesterday that it would reopen.

(EFE)