Egypt warns Israel of “terrible consequences” over possible Rafah offensive. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned of a "humanitarian catastrophe" More than a million refugees from other parts of the Palestinian territory are stranded in Rafah due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
1.3 million people sought protection from the fighting there in a very small space and could not "disappear into thin air" According to Hamas' latest figures, which cannot be independently verified, more than 28,000 people have been killed there since then.