Israeli offensive in Rafah would be "bloodbath," refugee aid group warns

Jan Egeland, the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, warned on Friday that an Israeli attack on Rafah in southern Gaza would be disastrous for civilians not just in Gaza, but also across the Middle East.
"It is a disaster not only for the Palestinians, it would be a disaster for Israel," Egeland said. "[Netanyahu] will have a stain on the Israeli conscience and history forever. And so will the countries that provide the arms."
"We do not need another war in the Middle East. At the moment, I'm feeling like (this is a) countdown to an even bigger conflict," he said, adding that it would be "a bloodbath."
Israel has stepped up airstrikes on Rafah this week after saying it would evacuate civilians ahead of an all-out assault, despite allies' warnings this could cause mass casualties.
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[@debbiejones6779]

Hamas can surrender stop this anytime, right? But hey lets ignore the facts

[@05350]

Remember the Oct 7?

[@annkristoff4303]

Remember 75 years of brutal occupation.

[@unit9754]

@@annkristoff4303 remember Gaza has been free since 2004?

[@Cal-TwentyNine]

@@unit9754 [citation needed]

[@unit9754]

@@Cal-TwentyNine look it up. Public knowledge.

[@winstonsmith935]

The reason this mess started was the taking of Israeli hostages, and the rule is you don’t negotiate with terrorists. So think carefully before you make a real mess of this situation.

[@bramptonjeff81]

Israel has ivermectin 10,000 Palestinian hostages majorly women and children since before October 7

[@winstonsmith935]

@@bramptonjeff81 they are still alive aren’t they!

[@TruthSeekerAll]

God bless Israel and protect the IDF as they undertake this critical mission to protect their citizens. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@the1ghost764]

Blah, Blah, Blah. Go Israel.

[@nekozaemon3803]

Jews are right, Bibi is wrong. That's a complicated issue.

[@omgness14]

It's sad that one religiously believes the other shouldn't even be alive, let alone have a country of their own...and I'm not saying its Israel

[@Cal-TwentyNine]

Wouldn't be the first time settler colonialism is written off as a religious war, kind of like with Ireland dontchakno

[@georgesimon6041]

34,000 says it is already a bloodbath.

[@RodneyWolfram]

and yet hamas usually insists on 500-1000 prisoners freed for ever Israeli hostage in most negotiions in the past...odd I think....or is it

[@RodneyWolfram]

just saying

[@georgesimon6041]

@@RodneyWolfram That would make a person ask why Israel has so many prisoners or are they hostages.

[@iCanHasACheeseBurger]

POW since they are capturing terrorists of Hamas. Thats why they have prisoners. ​@@georgesimon6041

[@Some826]

🇨🇦❤️🇮🇱

[@aciditywormhole9898]

@Michael-to8qdare you implying that Jews are colonialists?

[@MohamedAli-ft5qd]

Thank the countries which have been supplying arms to the Israelis.

[@bobwoods1302]

Does Trump think Israel should give up their land the same way he thinks Ukraine should give up theirs?

[@taylorknox8621]

Of course not. Situations are no where near the same. Read a book. Get some knowledge.

[@Some826]

Trumps not the president

[@nekozaemon3803]

They already did that several times, read a book or wiki page. Dumbahh

[@quissbird-10]

False parallels

[@annkristoff4303]

It NEVER belonged to Israel. They stole it. Down with Israeli apartheid regime. Freedom for Palestine from the river to the sea.

[@piku5637]

“Gnidnuf CAPlA si tnuomatnat ot nosaert. Eerf eht ASU morf sti pirg.🕊️Ⓐ🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☭”