Again, about 800,000 people, half of #Rafah's population, are forced to flee due to the Israeli invasion.
The claim that civilians in Gaza can go to safe areas is false
Humanitarian organizations no longer have resources such as food and essential items to prepare
The time has come to agree on a ceasefire and any further escalation will cause more suffering to civilians.
With a greenlight from Biden to continue the its invasion into #Rafah, despite evidence of war crimes https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/112421478297802310, #IDF is now calling residents of eastern #Rafah to evacuate to the “humanitarian zone” in the coastal al-Mawasi region in southern #Gaza. Similarly IDF called residents of Jabaliya and Beit Lahiya, two neighborhoods in northern Gaza, to evacuate to western Gaza City.
[cont’d] Israeli operations in #Rafah have closed a main crossing point for aid; 360,000 fled
[…] #UNRWA, the main U.N. aid agency in Gaza, estimated that about 360,000 people had fled the southern city since the Israeli military gave its first evacuation order a week ago […] They are moving to empty tracts of land, including Al-Mawasi, a small strip along the coast, designated as an expanded humanitarian area by Israel.
[…] But Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council aid agency said it was not set up to receive uprooted families. There was "no space to install latrines or water points. There are huge piles of solid waste. My colleague spoke about seeing donkey carcasses on top of trash, so there are all sorts of health concerns," Low said.
Das UN-Palästinenserhilfswerk UNRWA schließt sein Büro in Ostjerusalem - zumindest vorerst. Das Leben der Mitarbeitenden vor Ort sei bei Fällen von Brandstiftung in ernster Gefahr gewesen.
Earlier today, Israeli settlers launched an attack on the #UNRWA headquarters in occupied #Jerusalem, setting fire to its surroundings. Israeli authorities have not intervened or made any arrests among the Israeli attackers.
UN agency says closing east Jerusalem HQ after arson by ‘Israeli extremists’ (Alarabiya News, 2024-05-09)
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“‘This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the #UNRWA headquarters in occupied east Jerusalem,’ agency chief Philippe Lazzarini said on X, formerly Twitter, lamenting that it was the second attack on the compound in a matter of days.”
“Thursday’s arson attempts marked ‘an outrageous development,’ Lazzarini said. ‘Once again, the lives of UN staff were at a serious risk’.
“‘In light of this second appalling incident in less than a week, I have taken the decision to close down our compound until proper security is restored.’”
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), the largest aid group operating in Gaza, has had 182 staff members killed during the war, according to its chief Philippe Lazzarini.
Israeli military attacks in Gaza have also damaged 160 of the agency’s facilities, killing a total of 400 people sheltering inside the buildings, he added.
Nahost-Liveblog: ++ Israel kritisiert deutsche UNRWA-Kooperation ++
Israel hat sich enttäuscht über die Ankündigung der Bundesregierung gezeigt, wieder mit dem UN-Palästinenserhilfswerk zusammenzuarbeiten. US-Präsident Biden fordert Israel auf, Hilfen in Gaza rasch zu verteilen. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
Seit fast einem Monat liegen die Zahlungen Deutschlands an das UN-Palästinenserhilfswerk auf Eis. Hintergrund waren Vorwürfe gegen UNRWA-Mitarbeiter, in den Angriff der Hamas auf Israel verwickelt gewesen zu sein. Nun sollen die Gelder wieder fließen.