Ambassador Almassri warns Israeli offensive in Rafah will cause mass atrocities

By Desire Tshuma 

In an unprecedented move to annihilate Palestinians in Gaza, Israel military has ordered Palestinians to move out of Rafah in preparation to launch its attack on the city in southern Gaza which is the last resort for 1.4 million civilians displaced by the brutal Israeli aggression or genocide.

The order follows a night of intense Israeli bombardment that killed 22 people in Rafah, including eight children.

Ambassador Dr Tamer Almassri has warned that a military offensive in Rafah would cause mass atrocities and mass civilian deaths considering this a dangerous escalation that will have consequences, calling on the international community and Israel’s allies to put a stop to this.

Dr Almassri said that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland and will continue to resist the Israeli occupation through all means necessary according to international law, to achieve their independent state.

“Israeli policies of genocide and displacement will never liquidate the Palestinian cause but rather increase instability within the region and the world,” said Dr Almassri.

At least 34,683 Palestinians have been killed and 78,018 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023.