About a million Palestinians, the estimated number who had been sheltering in Rafah to escape the war in other parts of Gaza, are being displaced again as Israel pushes its offensive to the southern border city in pursuit of Hamas, the United Nations said Monday.
UNRWA, the U.N.’s agency for Palestinian aid, said it has been providing essential services to thousands of fleeing families in damaged facilities in the city of Khan Younis, north of Rafah. “Conditions are unspeakable,” UNRWA said.
The IDF has been directing civilians in Rafah toward an “expanded humanitarian zone” about 12 miles away, but the refugees say there’s nowhere safe from Israeli attacks.
On May 26, an Israeli airstrike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah set off a fire, killing 45 people and sparking international outrage. Netanyahu later referred to the incident as a “tragic mishap.” The U.S. for months has been trying to dissuade Israel from taking its attack into Rafah, with no success.
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