The Palestinian Authority asks Washington to prevent the massacre in Rafah

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The Palestinian Authority on Monday called on the United States to prevent the Israeli offensive in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, warning of the “dangerous repercussions” of Israel’s military maneuvers.

Israel calls on civilians to leave east of Rafah. The military operation “will not be a picnic,” Hamas warns

“We call on the US administration to intervene to prevent this massacre, which we warn will have dangerous repercussions,” the Palestinian leaders were quoted as saying by the official news agency. wafa.

The leaders of the Palestinian Authority also stated that they have multiplied “intensive” discussions with their international partners on this issue.

In recent hours, the Israeli army has called on the Palestinians to “immediately” leave the neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, in the face of the imminent offensive in which the Tel Aviv troops “will use extreme measures.” force against terrorist organizations” in residential areas.

Israeli authorities said that about 100,000 people would participate in the operation and argue that the latest units asset of the extremist group Hamas they are in Rafa.

The international community is firmly opposed to this operation, which the Israeli authorities warned about several weeks ago, since the city serves as a refuge for around 1.4 million Palestinians who fled other areas of the enclave, the target of an Israeli offensive. from October 2023.

The current conflict was triggered by a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which caused around 1,200 deaths, to which Israel responded with an offensive that has already caused around 35,000 deaths, according to estimates by both parties.

Hamas has controlled the small Palestinian enclave with 2.4 million inhabitants since 2007.