Israeli army conducting raids in East Rafah, 50,000 people have already fled | War Israel and Hamas

Soldiers raid “specific areas” in the Gaza Strip city, the IDF says. “Over the past day, IDF soldiers have eliminated terrorists and discovered terrorist infrastructure in several clashes.” “Underground shafts” are also said to have been discovered in several places in the eastern parts of Rafah.

The Israeli armed forces have been attacking Rafah for some time. Israel also captured the important border crossing on Tuesday. This has led to a lot of criticism internationally, because it prevents aid from being delivered to the Palestinians.

An official from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said otherwise CNN that some 50,000 people have left Rafah in the past 48 hours. On Monday, Israel called for the evacuation of the eastern part of the city. That call was addressed to 100,000 citizens.

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“We saw some people going to Khan Younis, others to the extended humanitarian area of ​​Al Mawasi, and still others to Deir al Balah,” the official said. Israel calls the area where it wants civilians to go a “humanitarian area including field hospitals, tents, medicine and food.”

According to the official, the area does not have the right infrastructure. There are also said to be 400,000 people staying there. He calls it “essentially a sandy area” with no roads leading to it. He also said against CNN that people fleeing to Khan Younis end up in an area devastated by the war.

Humanitarian organizations warn that a large-scale invasion of Rafah would have disastrous consequences for the civilian population there, which is already in dire straits due to violence and all kinds of shortages. A number of countries say they are against it for the same reason. This includes Israel’s most powerful ally, the United States. Israel says the operation is necessary because there are still Hamas fighters in the area.

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