An Israeli assault on the Gaza border town of Rafah would bring the "slaughter" of hundreds of thousands of civilians and be a huge blow to aid operations in the entire enclave, a UN official has said.
Israel has repeatedly warned of an operation against Hamas in the southern city, where around a million displaced people are crowded together, having fled months of Israeli bombardments triggered by Hamas fighters' deadly cross-border attack on 7 October. "It could be a slaughter of civilians and an incredible blow to the humanitarian operation in the entire Strip because it is run primarily out of Rafah," said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), at a Geneva press briefing.
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