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AROUND 80,000 PEOPLE FLEE RAFAH AMID ISRAELI ASSAULT - UNRWA

09/05/2024 05:36 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that around 80,000 people have fled Rafah since the Israeli military operation intensified on May 6.

In a post on its official X account, formerly Twitter on Thursday, UNRWA said that people were facing yet another forced displacement in the Gaza Strip.

“Since Israeli Forces military operation intensified on 6 May, around 80,000 people have fled Rafah seeking refuge elsewhere.

“The toll on these families is unbearable. Nowhere is safe. We need a ceasefire now,” it said.

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