As thousands of Palestinians are forced to flee to the south of the Gaza Strip, pressure from Egypt and the United States on Israel is growing.
Thousands of Palestinians again forced to move to the Gaza Strip to flee attacks by the Israeli army
The exodus of Palestinians accelerated further this Sunday as the IDF advanced into the town of Rafah. The Israeli army asked the population caught in the combat zones to move towards the south of the enclave to refugee camps provided for this purpose.
The UN has warned that a full-scale invasion of Rafah would further cripple humanitarian operations and lead to an increase in civilian deaths.
According to URNWA, more than 360,000 Palestinians have been displaced in one week since the threat of a major invasion in Rafah. Figures confirmed by the Israeli army.
Pressure from Egypt and the United States on the Netanyahu government
Meanwhile, neighboring Egypt has issued its strongest objection yet to the Israeli offensive, declaring its intention to formally join South Africa’s case before the International Court of Justice, alleging that Israel is committing acts of genocide in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects.
On the Washington side, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s behavior in the Gaza war.
He echoed a report indicating that Israel’s use of weapons supplied by the United States likely violated international humanitarian law.
During the week, Washington had threatened to suspend the delivery of certain categories of weapons to Israel, notably MK-84 bombs, as well as guidance systems, if Israel launched a major offensive in Rafah.
Finally in Israel it was Remembrance Day this Sunday. The families of Hamas hostages joined a large part of the population and paid tribute to the soldiers who fell in defense of the country and to the Israeli victims of terrorism.