An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the aid operations of the entire enclave, the UN humanitarian office said, as the World Health Organization announced contingency plans for an incursion, Reuters reports.
“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).
OCHA would do everything possible to ensure aid operations continued, even in the event of an incursion, and was studying how to do that, he added.