More than a million people fled Rafah due to Israeli attack
- May 31, 2024
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More than a million people have fled the city of Rafah in the Gaza Stripin the south of the Gaza Strip, since The Israeli army began its military
More than a million people have fled the city of Rafah in the Gaza Stripin the south of the Gaza Strip, since The Israeli army began its military offensive in the area earlier this month, according to the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA).
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale offensive on Rafah on May 6, despite warnings from the UN and humanitarian organizations working on the ground. Before this attack, Rafah was home to 1.4 million people.mostly displaced from other areas of the sector.
Israeli authorities encouraged the evacuation by appealing to supposed safe areas around Rafah, which, however, They have been the subject of several incidents over the past week. Dozens of people have died in camps set up for displaced people after several military attacks.
UNRWA spokesperson Juliet Tuma confirmed the information. Europe Press What More than a million Palestinians have already fled Rafahafter the agency reported on Thursday more than 32,000 new displaced people in just two days and the Israeli army confirmed military operations in the city center for the first time.
With the onset of strength Israel also managed to take control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing.limiting the flow of humanitarian aid, and continue to advance in the so-called Philadelphia Corridor, a strip of land that runs along Gaza’s southern border.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has made it clear that it will continue its activities in this area. ignoring provisional measures adopted by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and that they demand an “immediate” end to the Rafah offensive.
Europe Press
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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