UN: 450,000 people have fled Rafah

UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza; Israel marks Independence Day

More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in Rafah and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Israelis celebrated their Independence Day on Tuesday with barbecues in parks across the country, although the normally raucous parties were smaller and quieter this year because of the war […]

UN: Nearly 450,000 people displaced from Rafah

The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees estimates that nearly 450,000 people have been forcibly displaced from the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Nearly 450,000 displaced from Gaza's Rafah since May 6, UN says

World Court to to discuss new emergency measures over Rafah as fighting rages

Large parts of Rafah are now a “ghost town,” with UNRWA reporting that some 450,000 Gazans have been forcibly displaced from the southernmost city under Israeli evacuation orders since 6 May.

Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah in a week, UN says

Almost 450,000 Palestinians have fled from Rafah over the past week, the UN says, as Israeli tanks reportedly push deeper into the southern Gaza city.

Human Rights Watch documented, in a report published on Tuesday, May 14, eight attacks carried out by Israeli forces against humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip. The non-governmental organization calls for an independent investigation.