Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip lead to more and more civilian casualties
According to the United Nations, the expansion of Israeli attacks in the south of the Gaza Strip is leading to more and more civilian deaths. "The number of civilians killed is increasing rapidly," wrote Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in a statement on Monday (local time). Civilians, including women, children, the elderly, the sick and people with disabilities, are the main victims of the war.
With the resumption of the military operation and its expansion in southern Gaza, "the horrors of the past weeks are being repeated", lamented Lazzarini. The bombardment by the Israeli armed forces continues after another evacuation order was issued to move people from the city of Chan Junis to Rafah. "This order caused panic, fear and unrest," it said. At least 60,000 more people have been forced to move to already overcrowded UNRWA shelters, and others are asking for protection, Lazzarini continued. Many of the people had already fled the war several times to other parts of the sealed-off area.
The evacuation order is squeezing people into less than a third of the Gaza Strip. "They need everything: food, water, shelter and, above all, safety. The roads to the south are clogged," it said. Claims that the United Nations had thousands of tents and was planning to open new refugee camps in Rafah were false, the UN representative explained. No place in Gaza is safe, neither in the south nor in the southwest, neither in Rafah nor in any designated "safe zone".
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The UN has expressed concern over the escalating Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, with Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini stating, "The number of fatalities among civilians is increasing rapidly." Despite claims of thousands of tents and new refugee camps, no area in Gaza is considered safe from attacks. The Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza Strip, leading to more evacuations, has caused panic and forced at least 60,000 people into already overcrowded UNRWA shelters.
Source: www.ntv.de
