An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the aid operations of the entire enclave, the UN humanitarian office said on Friday, as the World Health Organization announced contingency plans for an incursion.
GENEVA - Israel has repeatedly warned of an operation against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah , where around a million displaced people are crowded together, having fled months of Israel i bombardments triggered by Hamas fighters' deadly cross-border attack on Oct. 7.
A World Health Organization official said at the same briefing that a contingency plan for Rafah had been prepared, which included a new field hospital, but said it would not be enough to prevent a substantial rise in the death toll.Already, more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in nearly seven months of conflict, according to Gaza's health ministry.
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