Israeli military seizes main road dividing eastern, western Rafah: Report
Israeli tanks have moved onto the main road that splits eastern and western Rafah, effectively surrounding the city’s east, reports Reuters.
Continuous explosions and the exchange of gunfire could be heard to the east and northeast of the city, according to residents quoted by the news agency, as Palestinians continue to flee the advancing Israeli assault.
That would be Salah Al Deen road according to the Time of Israel, also the main artery for aid to enter Gaza
‘Tank shells landed everywhere’: Report
More Palestinians in western Rafah are looking for a way out of the city, as Israel’s attacks, first concentrated in the east, expand throughout the enclave.
“All of Rafah isn’t safe as tank shells landed everywhere since yesterday,” Abu Hassan, a 50-year-old resident of Rafah’s western Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood told the Reuters news agency. “I am trying to leave but I can’t afford 2,000 shekels ($540) to buy a tent for my family,” he said.
“There is an increased movement of people out of Rafah even from the western areas, though they were not designated as red zones by the occupation.”
So far, more than 100,000 Palestinians, most from eastern Rafah, have fled the city, according to the UN.
UN chief says Rafah offensive would lead to ‘epic humanitarian disaster’
Speaking during a visit to Kenya’s Nairobi, Antonio Guterres also said that a massive ground attack would “pull the plug on our efforts to support people as famine looms”, adding that the situation in the southern Gaza city was “on a knife’s edge”.
“We are actively engaged with all involved for the resumption of the entry of life-saving supplies – including desperately needed fuel – through Rafah and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings,” the UN secretary-general said, reiterating his calls for a ceasefire.
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