International organization: There is no safe place in Gaza… and Khan Yunis is uninhabitable
The International Organization of Disabled People said that there is no safe place in the Gaza Strip, and that the city of Khan Yunis is “unfit” Housing, warning of the imminent threat of a ground attack on Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip; It puts the population in a state of extreme fear, because they know that they have no safe place to go.
The organization expressed – in a report today, Friday, which is based on observations of the organization’s teams on land where she made several visits to Khan Yunis – expressed her deep concern for the safety of thousands of families who may be forced to leave Palestinian Rafah; To go to Khan Yunis and other areas of the Gaza Strip, adding that displaced families living in catastrophic conditions in Rafah, southern Gaza, where each person has on average only one square meter to live in in displacement camps face enormous challenges and despair; Where they are searching for shelter, their homes have been destroyed and their family members buried underground.
The organization stated that the city of Khan Yunis was subjected to massive and incredibly violent destruction, warning that the exodus of Rafah residents to… this area; It poses a great danger to the population due to the lack of access to services and goods to meet their basic needs, in addition to the dangers of collapse posed by buildings, half of which are still standing, and the presence of explosive devices.
She pointed out that Some residents return in the hope of salvaging some of their belongings from their destroyed homes, but they find nothing but devastation and children, aged 8 or 10, wandering – alone – in the streets with “empty eyes.” Without hope of finding anything.
The report suggested that about 60% of Gaza’s buildings were damaged and destroyed; This increases the “emotional trauma” that returnees suffer from, stressing the need to stop the use of heavy explosive weapons in populated areas immediately. Because of its systematic and indiscriminate impact on civilians.
After the visits of its teams to Khan Yunis during the past weeks, the organization confirmed the "impossibility" Creating the necessary conditions for the safe evacuation or resettlement of residents in these areas in accordance with international humanitarian law.
The international organization warned of the planned attack on Palestinian Rafah; This would take the catastrophic situation to an unprecedented level, stressing that civilians forced to move towards Khan Yunis; They will be at risk of encountering unexploded ordnance at major road intersections and inside schools and buildings; Which poses a serious threat to their lives; Moreover, hosting a large number of internally displaced persons from Rafah in Khan Yunis is not realistic from a logistical standpoint.
She warned that this would exacerbate the humanitarian crisis; Especially since access to basic resources and services for survival is very limited, she stressed that an immediate and permanent ceasefire is the only way to avoid more casualties and alleviate human suffering. She also urged all parties to the conflict to give priority to protecting civilians and securing the release of civilians. hostages”, and ensuring continuous and unhindered access of humanitarian aid to humanitarian organizations; So that it can provide much-needed assistance to the entire Gaza Strip.
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