WHO Appeals to Israel to Halt Planned Assault on Rafah
The head of the World Health Organization has urged the Israeli occupation “in the name of humanity” not to go ahead with a planned large-scale offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza, where most of Gaza’s displaced population is sheltering.
“I’m gravely concerned about reports of an Israeli plan to proceed with a ground assault on Rafah,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on his account on X.
“Further escalation of violence in this densely populated area would lead to many more deaths and suffering,” he added.
He continued, “In the name of humanity, we appeal to Israel not to proceed and instead to work towards peace… The 1.2 million people in Rafah do not have anywhere safe to move to.”
“This humanitarian catastrophe must not be allowed to worsen.”
“There are no fully functional, safe health facilities that they can reach elsewhere in Gaza,” he said. “Many people are too fragile, hungry and sick to be moved again.
The United Nations has also repeatedly warned against such a military offensive, which is likely going to lead to yet another tragic bloodbath in the ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression on Gaza.
