– I repeat my strong warning against a ground operation in Rafah, writes Eide on X/Twitter. There are no longer any safe places for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, he states. Ahlam Abu Ida and his family have already fled five times since October 7. Now they don’t know what to do. – It is clear that we are afraid. We have the old and the sick with us. We have several children with us. – Where should we go? asks Ahlam Abu Ida. The mother is distraught. She is sitting in a makeshift tent with two of her sons when news’s team in Gaza meets her. They are scared and tired after more than four months on the run. High border fences tower nearby. But the border with Egypt is closed. Palestinians have sought refuge right up to the border fence with Egypt. But they don’t escape. Photo: JEBRIL ABU KMEIL / news Strong warnings Before the war, Rafah was a relatively small town on the border with Egypt, with 280,000 people. Today, large parts of Gaza’s population have sought refuge here: Around 1.5 million people now fear the announced Israeli ground invasion. Israel’s prime minister says it is necessary to enter Gaza to destroy Hamas and to rescue the more than 100 hostages still being held captive in Gaza. – Those who say we will not enter Rafah under any circumstances are actually saying that we will lose the war, Netanyahu told Israeli media on Sunday. On the night of Monday, 67 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes against Rafah. After Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, life has been turned upside down for virtually the entire population of Gaza. Over 80 percent of the population is on the run because of Israel’s revenge attacks. Over 28,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the health authorities run by Hamas. Over 12,000 of them will be children. In Israel, around 1,200 people were killed in the attacks on October 7, according to the authorities there. Has fled six times A young man asks why the world can’t find a solution. – We can’t take it anymore. We can’t pray, we can’t just sit here, we don’t know where to go. We just want to go back to our homes or away from here, says Abed Al-razak Mosharawi. He and his extended family of around 75 people have fled six times. First from Gaza City in the north. Then south. They sought shelter at a university in Khan Younis in the south. But then Israeli tanks also got there. Large parts of northern Gaza have been leveled by Israeli bombs. Israeli soldiers have set up camp in several places. Abed therefore does not think it is safe to return home to Gaza City. Over half of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed in the war, according to an analysis by the BBC. – Israel said it was safe here in Rafah. So we fled here. Now we have nowhere to go. We are so tired. We are tired, says Abed to news. Abed Al-razak Mosharawi and his family have fled six times since October 7. Now they don’t know where to go. Photo: Jebril Abu Kmeil / news He says it is dangerous everywhere. – I am not afraid of myself. But I am afraid of those who are with me. There are children, there are injured, what are we going to do? Strong reactions After Israel announced a military invasion of Rafah city, reactions have been strong worldwide. The UN warns that it will be terrible, and that many civilians will be killed. The United States, Israel’s close ally, is also critical of an extensive military attack against the city. – The US does not support a military campaign against Rafah going forward, says spokesman for the US State Department Matthew Miller on Monday evening. He says Israel must have a real plan for the many civilians in the city for the US to support a military invasion.
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