US EditionUN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of ‘slaughter’
- Jens Laerke, UN OCHA spokesperson, warns about potential civilian slaughter in Rafah, impacting humanitarian operations in the strip.
- Israel pledges safe civilian evacuation from Rafah amid concerns over a possible incursion.
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UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'
An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the aid operations of the entire enclave, the U.N. humanitarian office said on Friday, as the World Health Organization announced contingency plans for an incursion.
Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency
“Any ground operation would mean more suffering and death” for the 1.2 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in and around the Strip’s southernmost city, OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists in Geneva.
Chief Executive of the World Health Organization says the organization is "" deeply concerned "" about the possibility of a large-scale military operation in Rafah.
An Israeli army ground offensive against the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah "may lead to a bloodbath", the AFP quoted World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as warning X on Friday.
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