The tent-cities are gradually disappearing from Rafa with the mass exodus of citizens who had found refuge there starting Tuesday, May 7
About 110,000 people they have left the city of Rafah which is under threat of a large-scale attack by the Israeli army and have moved to zones in the Palestinian enclave that are considered less dangerous.
“About 30,000 people leave the city every day,” said the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) head of Gaza George Petropoulos, explaining that “most people have had to move 5 or 6 times” since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
CNN found several camps – including the main camp in central Rafah that housed thousands of tents – that were significantly reduced in size between May 7 and 8.
Satellite image from Planet Labs before and after
The IDF estimates that 150,000 people have fled areas of eastern Rafah after being ordered to evacuate earlier this week.
The closure of the Rafa passage with Egypt is affecting fuel supplies and the transportation of humanitarian aid, UN aid agencies warn, while hospitals will stop operating if fuel is not supplied.
Unicef warns that the lack of fuel will stop humanitarian operations in the Palestinian enclave and food stocks will also run out in the southern sector of the enclave.
Children’s deaths must be prevented, Unicef says in its statement.
Source :Skai
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