About 1.1 million Palestinians were told to move to central Gaza when military operations began in northern Gaza. They reached Deir-e-Balan, Khan Yunus area. As military operations escalated in northern Gaza, the Israeli army continued to send people into southern Gaza. It created a dividing line between the northern and southern Gaza Strip. After this, Israel still did not allow people from the south to enter the northern area.
If we look at Rafah, one part of it is in Gaza and the other is in Egyptian territory. That means there is a Rafa in Egypt too. There has been talk of an operation by Israel in the East Rafah area. This is happening because the attack on the Kerem Shalom checkpoint from Gaza gave Israel an opportunity to go there.
People were already told to move to the Nestabud Khan area
The Israeli Army (IDF) operation in the East Rafah area is still ongoing. From here people have been asked to focus on Khan Yunus and Alamwasi areas. Israel has declared the Alamwasi area of Khan Yunus as a safe zone. He has asked as many people as possible to go to this area. People from East Rafah have been told to move to the area of Khan Yunis.
The area of Khan Yunus has already been destroyed as a ground campaign has been launched there. There are about 1.4 million people in this area of Rafah, of which 10 to 11 million are refugees who arrived there from different areas. These refugees have again come to the position of being displaced, about which questions are being raised.
There is no guarantee of safety for migrants
People in East Rafah have been asked to evacuate to Khan Younis area safely. However, even there is no guarantee of security, because the way the operation is going on in different parts of Israel, wherever it gets information that Hamas terrorists or fighters may be present, it attacks. Common people also lose their lives in these attacks.
There are 1.5 million people in the Rafah area designated for operation by Israel. Now people have started leaving this area. Israel has spoken of launching an operation in East Rafah, but people in the rest of the area are also fleeing in fear. Egypt, on the other hand, is concerned that the Israeli army’s pressure on Gaza should not increase to such an extent that people from there start pouring into Egyptian territory. He has made full preparations to stop the people from coming to his area.
However, Egypt is also confident that the people of Gaza will not come to its part of Rafah i.e. Al-Sinai province, because once they leave Gaza it will be difficult for them to return to Gaza. So this is a new crisis in which about 15 lakh people will have to be displaced again.
Israel’s occupation of the border area, how did the relief materials reach?
Israel launched the operation after an attack in Kerem Shalom, an area adjacent to the Egyptian border. Relief materials came from nearby areas of Egypt through the Rafah border. This border is now occupied by Israel. The Israel Defense Forces have raised the Israeli flag there. After this, the question is that how will the relief materials reach here? Relief materials flowed from southern Gaza through central Gaza to northern Gaza. Now the supply has stopped. Due to which now a situation of human tragedy is being created.
This border has been closed by Israel after the attack near Kerem Shalom. So on one hand there is the threat of bombing and operations and on the other hand there is also the threat of relief material not reaching us. If all these conditions are seen together, the times ahead are very tough.
Many countries in the world, be it America, Egypt… all have forbidden Israel from conducting ground operations, but Israel says that since its operation began, five to seven thousand fighters are hiding in Rafah. They are attacking from there. Therefore, an operation is required here to destroy them. Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said that Hamas will not be destroyed without military action in Rafah. Hamas will reorganize itself and become a threat to Israel again.
These circumstances pose a threat to the lives of the approximately 2.3 million people living in the Gaza Strip, which is approximately 27 kilometers long and an average of three miles wide. They are facing starvation conditions. The United Nations (UN) has repeatedly warned about this.