UN aid agency of Palestinian refugees has stopped its work in Rafah in the Gaza Strip after the invasion of Israeli military units in the southernmost city in the coastal territory, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
"The agency was forced to suspend its health and other vital activities in Rafah," its head, Filipe Lazzarini, wrote last night on the social platform "X".
The charity already works for the territory of the Gaza Strip from the town of Khan Younis, which is located north of Rafah. Its employees also carry out activities in the central part of the enclave.
"Although there is damage to all of our facilities, we have resumed operations at Khan Younis," added Lazarani.
A spokesman for the Palestine Refugee Agency confirmed to DPA last night that its staff had left Rafah and continued working in Khan Younis.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continues its military operation in Rafah despite the displeasure of the international community.
According to Israel, the city on the border with Egypt is the last bastion of the radical Palestinian group "Hamas", whose bloody attack on Israeli territory on October 7 last year started the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, DPA notes.
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However, some of Israel's allies oppose a ground operation in the civilian-populated town of Rafah. Many of the Palestinians who sought refuge there have left, with 1.7 million people currently in Khan Younis and the central coastal area, according to Lazzarini.
According to the leader, all 36 tent camps of his organization in the city of Rafah are currently empty. On May 7, Israeli forces established control over the Rafah border checkpoint. on its Palestinian side.
The UK government could "flood Gaza with a lot more aid" if the Palestinian armed group "Hamas" accept the US-backed ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday, describing the proposed three-stage plan as "welcome news", DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
Foreign Secretary and former Prime Minister David Cameron has also backed the plan, which he says could lead to an end to the conflict.
On Friday, US President Joe Biden unveiled the plan, saying that "Hamas" "no longer able" to carry out another large-scale attack on Israel.
"I hope "Hamas" to take this opportunity to conclude the agreement that is on the table. It will ensure that the hostages are freed and returned to their families, that we will be able to flood Gaza with much more aid than we have provided so far," Sunak said on the campaign trail in the north-east English coastal town of Redcar for the upcoming parliamentary elections. election on July 4.
The prime minister added that the pause in hostilities - the first phase of the proposed deal - must translate into the "sustainable and lasting peace we all want to see". The Israeli proposal includes three stages, the first of which is a six-week "comprehensive ceasefire". In addition, it is predicted that the government of Israel will withdraw its forces from the populated areas of the Gaza Strip, and for its part "Hamas" will release a number of hostages in exchange for the release of some Palestinian prisoners.
According to the plan for the first phase of the truce, the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza will be increased, with 600 trucks to be allowed into the Strip each day.
Within the framework of the second stage of the ceasefire "Hamas" would have to release all remaining hostages alive, and Israel would withdraw its forces from other areas of Gaza. In the third and final phase, the parties to the conflict will begin a program to rebuild the enclave.
According to the latest information, Israel has submitted its proposal to "Hamas" in Thursday. Biden described the expected decision on the plan as a "really decisive moment".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that "the war will not end until all of its goals are achieved, including the return of all abducted people and the elimination of the military and governance capacity of Hamas."