UN Agency Says 800,000 'Forced To Flee' Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Operation

The Israeli Army continues to raid this city in southern Gaza, where several military helicopters have launched an offensive in the east, planes have bombed the center and warships have attacked the coast.

UN says 800,000 have fled fierce fighting in Rafah

Rafah, Palestinian Territories — Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked the southern Gaza city of Rafah Saturday, as the United Nations said 800,000 people had been “forced to flee” Israel’s assault on Hamas militants there. Israel’s military said air strikes hit more than 70 targets across Gaza while ground troops conducted “targeted raids” in eastern Rafah, killing 50 militants and locating dozens of tunnel shafts. READ: Israel war cabinet minis…

According to the head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, almost half of the population of Rafah fled to the center of the Gaza Strip, where there is no water or other supplies. Lazzarini added that other cities are full

UN says 800,000 people displaced since start of Israel's Rafah incursion

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, said that people have been 'forced to flee' to areas without water supplies or adequate sanitation.

800k Palestinians forced to flee Rafah amid Israel invasion: UNRWA

A senior UN official says around 800,000 people have been "forced to flee" the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid an Israeli ground invasion.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) estimated on Saturday that 800,000 people have fled the fighting in Rafah since May 6, since the Israeli military began ground operations in the southern Gaza Strip city.