U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned that Israel's statements regarding military action towards the city of Rafah are disturbing.

Rafah currently hosts more than half of Gaza’s population of about 2.3 million (French) Since last October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that, as of yesterday, Friday, left 27,131 martyrs and 66,287 injured, most of them children and women.