UNRWA: 150K Palestinians fled from Rafah amid new Israeli orders of evacuation

CAIRO – 11 May 2024: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported that 150,000 Palestinians have fled from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip since Monday.

The relief organization added on X: “At least 300,000 people affected as further areas across [the] GazaStrip receive new evacuation orders today, both towards central Rafah in the south AND #Jabalia in north #Gaza.”

At least 300,000 people affected as further areas across #GazaStrip receive new evacuation orders today, both towards central #Rafah in the south AND #Jabalia in north #Gaza@UNRWA estimates 150,000 people have now fled #Rafah since Monday, looking for safety where there's none. pic.twitter.com/9UNfo6b0rW

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) May 11, 2024

However, Al-Qahira News channel reported that the Israeli occupation army confirms approximately 300,000 individuals have fled from eastern Rafah, Palestine.

The Israeli occupation army threatens a full-scale invasion of the Palestinian city of Rafah, which serves as the last sanctuary for displaced individuals in the beleaguered sector. Since the beginning of the ground operation launched by the occupation forces on Gaza Strip last October 7th, citizens are urged to move from the northern and central areas of the sector to the south, under the pretext of being "safe zones."

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced Saturday, that the death toll from the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since October 7th has risen to nearly 35,000.

The ministry stated in a statement that the number of fatalities from the Israeli assault on Gaza has reached 34,971, with 218 deaths reported in the attack on Gaza.

In another development, the ministry reported the discovery of 80 bodies in 3 mass graves in the courtyards of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex and dozens of bodies inside the complex's departments.

Additional reporting y Walaa Ali