GENEVA: An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of lots of of hundreds of Gazans in danger and be an enormous blow to the humanitarian operations of your entire enclave, the United Nations (UN) humanitarian workplace stated on Friday (Could 3).
Israel has warned of an operation in opposition to Hamas within the southern Gazan metropolis of Rafah, the place round one million displaced persons are crowded collectively in shelters and makeshift lodging, having fled months of Israeli bombardments triggered by Hamas fighters’ lethal cross-border assault on Oct 7.
“It may very well be a slaughter of civilians and an unimaginable blow to the humanitarian operation in your entire strip as a result of it’s run primarily out of Rafah,” stated Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian workplace, at a Geneva press briefing.
Support operations working from Rafah embody medical clinics and meals distribution factors, comparable to centres for malnourished kids, he stated.
