With the situation in Rafah \u201con a knife\u2019s edge\u201d, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres appealed again on Friday for Israeli and Hamas leaders \u201cto demonstrate political courage and spare no effort\u201d in reaching an agreement to end the war in Gaza and free all hostages.
\nSpeaking at a press conference in Nairobi, he warned that \u201cthe fate of Palestinians and the entire region hangs in the balance.\u201d
\nMore than a million Palestinians are crowded into Rafah Governorate in southern Gaza as Israeli military operations continue throughout the area. Roughly 100,000 people have left and are moving north.
\n\u201cA massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to an epic humanitarian disaster and pull the plug on our efforts to support people as famine looms,\u201d he said.
\nThe UN is actively engaging with all sides towards resuming the delivery of life-saving aid into the enclave, including desperately needed fuel, through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings.
\nMeanwhile, key medical facilities in Rafah could soon become inaccessible or inoperable, including the only dialysis department still operating in Gaza. At the same time, humanitarians in the south have no more tents or food stocks.
\nStressing that international humanitarian law in unequivocal, he said civilians must be protected, particularly vulnerable people unable to relocate from active fighting, such as pregnant women, children, the injured, the sick, and older people and those with disabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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