Regarding the Israeli military's intention to carry out ground operations in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where more than 1 million people have fled, Lazzarini, Director-General of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees), who is assisting residents there, said: ``Residents now have nowhere to evacuate,'' he said, expressing strong concern.
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Israeli army intensifies attack on Rafah
The Israeli military has intensified its attacks on Rafah, the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip where more than 1 million people have fled, and on the 10th announced that it had killed a senior member of the Islamic group Hamas in an airstrike on Rafah. , Middle Eastern satellite television station Al Jazeera reported that 42 people were killed in Rafah due to Israeli air strikes.
The Israeli military has indicated that it is preparing to carry out not only air strikes but also ground operations in Rafah, and CNN TV in the United States and other media reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu announced at a cabinet meeting on the 9th that Ramadan, the fasting month in which Muslims abstain from eating and drinking during the day, will begin next month. He reportedly stated that the operation must be completed by the 10th.
UNRWA Executive Director: ``People have nowhere else to go''
Regarding the situation surrounding Rafah, on the 10th, in an online interview with NHK, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) Executive Director Lazzarini said, ``An attack on Rafah, where there are many refugees, will only lead to further tragedy.Gaza Strip. "The residents of the area now have nowhere to evacuate," he said, expressing strong concern.