UNRWA suspends work in Rafah: Our shelters are empty
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After the Israeli massacre in Rafah, the internally displaced Palestinians are now forced to flee again.
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Palestinians flee from the southern Gaza city of Rafah during an Israeli aggression on the city on May 28, 2024. (AP)
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), confirmed that all shelters in Rafah are now empty.
"More than 1 million people - most displaced several times- forced to flee once again, in search of safety that they never find. All of our 36 UNRWA shelters in Rafah are empty now. This is where people seek shelter and should be protected at all times under the UN flag," Lazzarini said in a post on X.
End of May in #Gaza:
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) June 1, 2024
🛑 More than 1 million people - most displaced several times- forced to flee once again, in search of safety that they never find.
🛑All of our 36 @UNRWA shelters in #Rafah are empty now. This is where people seek shelter & should be protected at all times… pic.twitter.com/kcukoLU1XP
"UNRWA had to stop health and other critical services in Rafah," he added.
"We are now working from Khan Younis + the middle areas where 1.7 million people are living," the UNRWA Commissioner-General said, pointing out, "In Khan Younis, we restarted operations despite damage to all our facilities."
Earlier tonight, the Israeli occupation forces carried out another appalling massacre in the displacement refugee camps northwest of #Rafah, killing at least 26 Palestinians and injuring a dozen more. According to #AlMayadeen's correspondent, ongoing search efforts are underway… pic.twitter.com/71XeY2gj0p
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) May 26, 2024
On the 240th day of the genocidal war against Gaza, the Israeli occupation continued to carry out strikes and artillery shelling across the Strip with a focus on Rafah, where the intensity of the bombing increased amid the ongoing invasion of the region.
In Rafah, Israeli airstrikes targeted the Brazil neighborhood in the southern part of the city, injuring several Palestinians and destroying a number of homes.
The occupation heavily shelled the al-Halal Market area and the Qishta neighborhood in southern Rafah, while a house belonging to the Abu Sha'ar family was also shelled in Tel al-Sultan in the western part of the city.
Simultaneously, central Rafah was attacked by helicopters, which also launched smoke and sonic grenades targeting its neighborhoods.
