“The biggest genocide will take place, the biggest catastrophe will take place in Rafah,” one Palestinian said.
Palestinians inspect a damaged house after Israeli warplanes bombed buildings in Rafah, on May 6, 2024.Israeli forces are striking Rafah just hours after ordering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the city, appearing to lay the groundwork for officials’ pledged brutal invasion of the city wherein the city, which was Palestinians’ last refuge in Gaza after the Israeli military bulldozed much of the rest of the region.
Those still alive, who are battered, hungry, potentially injured and deeply traumatized, have been left with little choice: Stay in Rafah and risk being killed by Israeli forces’ bombardment and raid, or attempt to make the impossible calculation; Egypt in the west, which has closed its border to Palestinians; Israel in the south; and Khan Yunis to the east, which Israeli forcesThough Rafah was deemed a safe zone as Israel ravaged the northern and central parts of Gaza, Israeli forces have also...
But Israeli officials appear set on an invasion of Rafah, which Palestinians, advocates and humanitarian groups have warned would be catastrophic, in their genocidal quest to bulldoze Gaza. On Monday, Hamas announced that it had once again accepted a ceasefire deal, this one presented by Egypt and Qatar officials, with U.S. involvement,is unlike most news publications; we’re nonprofit, independent, and free of corporate funding.
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