Benjamin Netanyahu’s violent move on Rafah comes despite international condemnation, with the likes of the Biden administration and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urging them not to launch an offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city.
After the Israeli evacuation order was issued, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the US has not seen a credible and implementable plan to protect Palestinian civilians.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called Israel’s evacuation order “inhumane,” adding that “it contrary to the basic principles of international humanitarian and human rights laws.”
The UN Relief and Works Agency, the largest humanitarian organization for Palestinians in Gaza, said that it won’t comply with the evacuation order and instead stay in Rafah as long as possible to provide humanitarian aid.
