News Center- As Israeli Forces bombardment intensifies in Rafah, forced displacement continues, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said in a statement on Friday.

‘110,000 people have now fled Rafah’

“UNRWA estimates around 110,000 people have now fled Rafah looking for safety. But nowhere is safe in the Gaza Strip and living conditions are atrocious. The only hope is an immediate ceasefire,” UNRWA said on X.

Some 1.9 million people have been internally displaced in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. Most of the displaced people took shelter in Rafah, having been designated as a “safe zone” by Israel.

However, the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of Rafah on May 6. On Tuesday, the Israeli army launched a ground operation in Rafah and took control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.