Around One Million Evacuate Rafah in Three Weeks: UNRWA

The southernmost city was a refuge to more than 1.5 million displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli bombardment

In the last three weeks, approximately one million individuals have evacuated Rafah, a city in Gaza, as reported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on 28 May.

Rafah, a small city located on the southern border of Gaza, had provided refuge to over a million Palestinians escaping Israeli attacks across the enclave.

On the evening of 26 May, the Israeli army bombed makeshift tents at UNRWA warehouses in Rafah, which had been designated as a safe zone.

As reported by the Government Media Office, the Israeli occupation forces targeted a center established for displaced individuals within UNRWA premises in the northwest of Rafah. The center sustained multiple strikes from over seven missiles and large bombs, each weighing more than 900 kilograms.

The city was a refuge to over 1.5 million displaced Palestinians who had fled their neighborhoods throughout the Gaza Strip following the onset of the Israeli assault on 7 October.

In early May, the Israeli military initiated what it claims to be a limited operation to destroy Hamas' final battalion in Rafah. Civilians had been instructed to relocate to an “expanded humanitarian zone” approximately 20 kilometers from the area of military activity.

Thousands of Palestinians have pleaded that they are prone to being attacked by Israeli strikes regardless of their location in Gaza.

Earlier this month, the head chief of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, rejected Israeli claims about “safe zones” in Gaza, adding that these claims were “false and misleading.”

Lazzarini further emphasized that there is no safe place in Gaza. He also noted that the evacuation instructions issued by the Israeli military to Palestinians in Rafah often lack specific destinations and fail to provide viable alternatives.

Israel has killed over 176 UNRWA staff members since the start of its bombing campaign in Gaza. The UN agency has previously said that Israeli bombings have also impacted 130 of its facilities, including schools, across the strip. Over 36,000 civilians have been killed by Israeli bombing, the majority of whom were men and children.

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