- Palestinians flee Rafah
- Israeli strikes kill 67
- Displacement, disease escalate
Hundreds of Palestinians are fleeing Rafah, the southernmost city of Gaza, where at least 1.4 million internally displaced people have sought refuge since Israeli forces assaulted the area.
At least 67 Palestinians were killed in overnight attacks on Monday, according to Palestinian health authorities, after Israeli strikes damaged fourteen houses and three mosques.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been contemplating a land assault on Rafah, despite warnings to abstain. As further assaults loom, a significant number of Palestinians who fled south in search of protection are now returning to the central region.
Rafah, which is approximately 64 square kilometres (25 square miles) in area, is incredibly congested with Palestinian civilians, having been displaced there by hundreds of thousands since the Israeli army designated it a “safe zone” during their ongoing conflict.
A significant portion of the remaining enclave has been levelled by Israeli bombardment. This has compelled more than half of Gaza’s population to seek refuge in the minuscule area.
The flood of poor people and lack of clean water, food, medicine, and other requirements is also increasing disease.
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Rawaa Abu Dayya, whose family has been relocated seven times since Israeli combat began on October 7, recently departed Rafah.
“Unbelievably, we were enveloped in fear,” she disclosed. The Beit Lahiya family is building a shelter in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.
“Everywhere is not a secure location. However, we do feel relatively secure in Deir el-Balah for the time being,” she added.
“The thing I fear the most is losing a family member, an individual whom I adore and who means the world to me.”
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