UN warns attack on Rafah could lead to ‘slaughter’
Israel’s assault in the southern Gazan city Rafah could lead to a “slaughter” according to a top UN official.
Martin Griffiths said Palestinians in Gaza were already suffering an “assault that is unparalleled in its intensity, brutality and scope”.
The consequences of an invasion of Rafah would be “catastrophic”, he said.
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat Hamas gunmen that he claims are hiding in the city.
Rafah is currently sheltering over a million people, who Griffiths said were “crammed in Rafah, staring death in the face”. He said those trapped inside the city had little food or access to medicine and have nowhere else to go.
An Israeli invasion of the city, he added, would “leave an already fragile humanitarian operation at death’s door”.
