Israel Says "Moving Ahead" With Rafah Invasion Amidst The "Apocalyptic Situation"
At least five Palestinians were killed in Israel”s Rafah attack. While Israel continues to threaten an imminent Rafah invasion, the occupation force bombed residential buildings in region, which is situated at the southern part of Gaza Strip. The dead and injured people were taken to Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital, as reported by Wafa.
Tel Aviv on Wednesday said that it is “moving ahead” with the invasion of Rafah, despite the widespread international concern over the safety of over a million civilians sheltering in tents there. As per media report, the Israeli military is organising a mass movement of the civilians in Rafah to the tents in Khan Younis, which is hugely against the advice of the humanitarian organisations.
More dead bodies were also discovered at a mass grave in Nasser Hospital complex in Khan Younis; reportedly, of more than 400 bodies of women, children and elderly with missing body parts were also found in the mass grave.
Meanwhile, the chief of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Marjana Spoljaric, called Israel”s attack on Gaza a “moral failure”. Fabrizio Carboni, Middle East regional director for ICRC said that the transfer of Palestinians from Rafah to Khan Younis is “not possible”.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has been talking about attacking Rafah to “eliminate” Hamas for the past two months. He said, the Israeli occupation force would increase pressure to “deliver additional and painful blows” to Hamas, the resistance group of Gaza.
Carboni said that, “there is no condition for a military operation without devastating humanitarian consequences”. Citing Egyptian officials, the Wall Street Journal reported that the evacuation operation on Rafah would last for two to three weeks, and should be carried out in coordination with US, Arab nations including UAE and Egypt. Secretary General of Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, described the Rafah attack as “apocalyptic situation”.
(Without inputs from agencies)
