Gaza: Rafah invasion would be a disaster ‘beyond imagination’, warn UN medics

UN medics said on Wednesday that they feared a humanitarian disaster “beyond imagination” if a full-scale incursion by the Israeli military happens in Rafah in southern Gaza.

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Gaza: Rafah invasion would be a disaster ‘beyond imagination’, warn UN medics

No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

08 May 2024

Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave.

UN rights chief adds voice to urgent calls for Middle East de-escalation

02 Oct 2024

Hours after Iran fired a reported 200 missiles at Israel in response to Israeli military incursions in southern Lebanon raising fears of a wider Middle East escalation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk insisted on Wednesday that “peace must prevail” in the Middle East, while UN Member States meeting in Geneva reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and beyond.

Guterres deplores Rafah escalation

14 May 2024

UN Secretary-General António Guteres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and around Rafah in southern Gaza, his spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.