UN chief alarmed by reports Israeli military to focus on Rafah next

Published February 7, 2024 11:36pm

Displaced Palestinians take shelter in tent camps in Rafah

Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, sit in their makeshift shelter at a tent camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip December 12, 2023. REUTERS/ Saleh Salem

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he is "especially alarmed" by reports that the Israeli military intends to focus next on Rafah in Gaza.

"Such an action would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences," Guterres told the 193-member UN General Assembly, as he again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages. — Reuters

Tags: gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, Rafah, Rafah crossing