The U.N. has not specified how many people remain in Rafah after the Israeli military launched an intensified assault there on May 6, but they appear to number several hundred thousand.
FILE - Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. The United Nations said Tuesday, May 21, 2024, that it suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to a lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered in the past two days via a floating pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries.
Getting aid to displaced civilians has been hampered by closed and chaotic land crossings, as well as problems plaguing thet to provide an alternative sea route for aid into Gaza. Over the weekend, hungry Palestinians took aid from a U.N. vehicle convoy coming from the pier, and the U.N. said since then it had been unable to receive trucks there.
“Use of starvation as a method of warfare” was among the accusations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court — charges they and other Israeli officials angrily deny. The prosecutor accused three Hamas leaders of war crimes over killings of civilians in the group’s Oct. 7 attack.
For months, the U.N. has warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah could wreck the effort to get food, medicine and other supplies to Palestinians across Gaza. At the same time, battles have escalated in northern Gaza as Israeli troops conduct operations against Hamas fighters, who the military says regrouped in areas already captured in offensives months ago.
@Topstories @Pvigna Palestine Gaza
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with EgyptThe Israeli 401st Brigade entered the Rafah crossing early Tuesday morning, the Israeli military said.
Read more »
American doctors uncertain how they will leave Gaza: A day in their lifeThe Israeli military took over the Rafah Crossing on May 7.
Read more »
Imágenes satelitales muestran un gran éxodo de palestinos de Rafah ante invasión israelíFotografías satelitales recientemente publicadas y revisadas por The Associated Press muestran un gran éxodo de palestinos de la ciudad de Rafah, en el extremo sur de la Franja de Gaza, a principios de mes, antes de una invasión terrestre israelí.
Read more »
Imágenes satelitales muestran un gran éxodo de palestinos de Rafah ante invasión israelíJERUSALÉN (AP) — Fotografías satelitales recientemente publicadas y revisadas por The Associated Press muestran un gran éxodo de palestinos de la ciudad de Rafah, en el extremo sur de la Franja de Gaza, a principios de mes, antes de una invasión terrestre israelí.
Read more »
Israeli attacks threaten aid deliveries via Rafah crossing: Egypt'Now there is a military presence on the outskirts of the Rafah crossing and military operations that put aid convoys and truck drivers in danger,' Egypt's top envoy says.
Read more »
Israeli defense minister says the military will expand operations into RafahIsrael’s defense minister says the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Read more »