Israeli troops to prepare for Rafah offensive despite UN warning of ‘humanitarian nightmare’

Panic in a tent camp in the city of Rafa an Israeli strike hit a vehicle only meters away we were entertaining the children then Rockets fell at the entrance of the camp the shrp was propelled towards the children and us as well the Israeli Army has multiplied attacks in southern gauen towns and

Camps Palestinian and Israeli officials said that a senior Palestinian police officer and Hamas member was killed when his car was struck at least three other people were killed in a house we were at home when it happened we were hit with a missile there were children there and a cancer patient we

Were helping him in his home in local hospitals families mourn loved ones and everyone fears an even worse situation ahead after the Israeli Prime Minister confirmed that soldiers were told to prepare to fight in Rafa the US has urged Israel to do everything possible to ensure that civilians are protected the UN warned

Against such an escalation such an action would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with Untold Regional consequences it’s time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages expanding the ground offensive to Rafa is worrying because the area is extremely densely populated some 1

Million people live or have found Refuge there it’s also concerning because Rafa is the border crossing through which humanitarian Aid is brought into the Gaza Strip if it’s attacked all gazans will see their living conditions deteriorate further

Fear has grown among the more than 1 million Palestinians now crowded around the city of Rafah on the Egyptian border as the battlefront in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has crept ever closer. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered troops to prepare to enter the overcrowded city, even as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned a military push “would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare”. FRANCE 24’s Shirli Sitbon brings us this report.

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38 comments

  2. UN Really have no shame after all that happened with UNRWA, these people are still in charge, disgraceful!!!
    All they care about are their positions.
    We should dismantle UN in general, they are of no use whatsoever

  3. Why in Rafah. If Hamas has re emerged in the North then go back to the North. There are too many civilians in Rafah. Its either that or Egypt must open their borders to let refugees in while they going into Rafah.

  6. When fighting and bombs and rockets start to fall, the people will swarm across the border. Gazans may also cross the border to the Negev desert of Israel. With tens of thousands crossing, can the Egyptian and Israeli border guards stop them?

  9. Hamas leaders and members are with people they knew the terrorist very well and the where the hostages are. Sorry not any Islamic country helps

  11. IMAGINE…….if all the people of the world were to focus on the word HUMANITY as opposed to words like WEALTH, POWER & CONTROL

  17. The only state in the world that's never known a single day of peace since its conception is Israel. By choice.

  21. They don't care. This is part of their plan to push them out into the Sinai desert and build settlements in Gaza. This has and had nothing to do with self defense

  27. We've been hearing about this humanitarian nightmare for months but no starving Gazans. None. How is it they've been starving for months but they're all looking fine and well fed, still plenty of weapons. Did they accidentally buy more weapons than food?

    I just don't think I believe all this crisis business. The biggest crisis is crowding. Otherwise they seem fine. I'm more concerned for the hostages than the terrorists.

  32. just a reminder
    Quote from Zuheir Mohsen a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, 1977
    "There's no such thing as a separate Palestinian people, there's no difference between Jordanians Palestinians Syrians… the Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The creation of a Palestinian state is a new instrument in our ongoing war against the state of Israel and for the purpose of our Arab unity".

  36. Israeled Israeled Israeled Israeled…We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.♥️🇵🇸♥️🇵🇸♥️🇵🇸♥️♥️🇵🇸♥️♥️♥️🇵🇸🇵🇸'" Nelson Mandela""♥🇵🇸🇵🇸 In fact, if the land of Palestine is not independent, then no country is still an independent democracy,,
    Severing ties with illegally occupied Israel,, Jews and Westerners are good at acting and lying. Palestinian people are trying to protect their country and people from the oppressors.
    Illegally occupying Israel will try to falsely slander the brave freedom fighters of Palestine.
    The lies of the Jews will be destroyed no matter how strong they are and the truth of the innocent people of Palestine will prevail. Palestine will be victorious inshallah,Be patient
    Arab states love the West as their friends,no matter how much the Muslims love the West they will never love the Muslims.,
    Don't trust the land grabbers who murder and conspire to brutally oppress the Palestinian people..,,
    Being a beggar and occupying the owner's house and land and oppressing the owner,
    When Hitler was massacring the Jews, no one gave them a safe haven.
    At that time, the simple Palestinian Muslims gave their Jewish brothers a safe place to live. Those Jews occupied the lands of the Muslims by strategy and illegally occupied them.,. But today the Jews are oppressing the Muslims..
    Day after day oppression is inflicting psychological torture on Palestinian people,,
    What should the Palestinian people do when Israel, the illegal occupier, has been killing and oppressing the innocent Palestinian people for 75 years?
    A day when no country gave safe haven to Jews On that day the simple and honest
    Palestinian Muslim nation gave the Jews a safe place to live.
    And today, the Jews consider the Muslims to be simple and play a conspiratorial plan to occupy the land of the Muslims. the Jews are killing the Muslim brothers sisters children old people by killing them by bombing cutting off water electricity and food,,
    Go back to where the Jewish brothers came from.
    Why are you occupying other's native land?
    There are many places in Europe America Canada. Go there.
    Whenever people do something to get back the freedom of democracy, they are slandered by false conspiracies. No one says anything to those who occupy other people's land.
    What kind of judgment is that?
    Europe, America, organization of westerners only killing Muslims, oppressing them severely and occupying the land of Muslims and looting.
    What is the purpose of the United Nations Human Rights Organization? How can the land of others be occupied? How can Muslims be killed under house arrest? How can people's rights, democracy and freedom be taken away from the Palestinian people?
    Everyone just talks and gives false assurances nothing works.
    Cannot liberate Palestinian land occupation Cannot stop oppressing Palestinian people.
    Palestine people can not return the freedom of democracy?
    Everything is organized by America and Europe.
    Do something great leaders work to try to keep the world from chaos anarchy to peace.
    Return land rights, democracy and freedom to everyone.
    What else can be expected from the people of Europe and America who have plundered other people's land and oppressed people?
    Great leaders of the world must work to return the freedom democracy land of Palestine to the people of Palestine
    And strict measures must be taken to prosecute the oppression and murder of the Palestinian people by house arrest.
    America and Europe talk about democracy,, where is the freedom and democracy of Palestine?
    Where is the human rights of the United Nations today, everyone in the world knows that the Jewish Israel is taking away the land, freedom and democracy of the Palestinian people by acting in a conspiracy.,
    Day after day oppression is inflicting psychological torture on Palestinian people
    What should the Palestinian people do when Israel, the illegal occupier, has been killing and oppressing the innocent Palestinian people for 75 years?
    Of course the brave Palestinian freedom fighters must fight to stop the criminals' attacks.
    All Europe America Westerners are in tune with the lying conspirators. Simple and innocent
    No one comes for people
    Jewish brothers, why are you coming from other countries and illegally occupying other people's land and persecuting people with false conspiracies?
    Why are you creating chaos and anarchy all over the world, you sinful Jews?
    Give the Palestinian people back their land give them democracy and freedom,.
    May Allah protect the Palestinian Muslims and give them strength to endure this great danger.,
    Protect the Palestinian freedom fighters from the conspiracies of the enemy. May Allah protect the Palestinian freedom fighters.
    Ya Allah, judge those who are killing Muslim people under house arrest.
    May Allah guide us all, Ameen.
    Give guidance and help to the Muslims,,,

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