War between Israel and Gaza, live | Biden says if Israel attacks Rafah he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to it International

Extension | The UN agency for Palestinians has condemned that Israel does not allow aid to enter through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

One of the big concerns of the UN and humanitarian organizations is how the arrival of troops in Rafah will complicate the care of these displaced people. Israel announced this Wednesday that it is reopening the Kerem Shalom border crossing, which has been closed since an attack by Hamas on Sunday that killed four Israeli soldiers. But the Rafah crossing, the second route through which humanitarian aid reaches, remains closed. The United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that no aid in the form of food or fuel is reaching Gaza, which is “catastrophic for the humanitarian response”, says agency spokesperson Lewis Wateridge. The area around Kerem Shalom, which Israel claims to be reopening, “is under military operations and is an active war zone. He added, “We are hearing continuous shelling in this area throughout the day.”

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned, “Without fuel, all humanitarian work will stop” and “Hospitals in southern Gaza have only three days’ worth of fuel left, meaning services could soon be shut down.” “Can happen.”

Facing the uncertainty of a possible more forceful military advance, about 10,000 people have left their homes or tents since Monday and moved to what they consider safer, according to UNRWA data.

One of the three hospitals in Rafah, al-Najjar, is no longer functioning due to the ongoing hostilities in its vicinity and the military operation in Rafah, Ghebreyesus added from his X social network account, adding that it is the largest health hospital in Rafah. The center has ceased operations after all of its staff were ordered to leave the facilities, the center’s head, Dr. Marwan Holmes, said, Al Jazeera network reported.