Some 1.4 million Palestinians are believed to be in Rafah.
An elderly Palestinian woman looks on as she stops by debris in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Mar. 21, 2024.As Israel continues to indicate plans to launch a ground offensive into Rafah, aid organizations warn that an invasion would be a "bloodbath" for civilians and deepen the
"A major ground operation there would mean more civilian deaths. It would worsen the humanitarian crisis," Blinken said during a press conference in Egypt on Thursday. "There is a better way to deal with the threat, the ongoing threat posed by Hamas." Bob Kitchen, the vice president for emergencies for the International Rescue Committee, an organization that aids people affected by humanitarian crises, said the risk of loss of life in a Rafah invasion is "very significant."
"The life-saving work will not happen," she said. "We will not be able to alleviate suffering and save people."
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