UN chief: Clear consensus any assault on Gaza's Rafah will cause humanitarian disaster
.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that there is a unanimous global agreement that a potential ground attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah would lead to a humanitarian disaster.
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- Published Date: 06:05 | 23 March 2024
- Modified Date: 06:05 | 23 March 2024
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday there was a clear international consensus that any ground assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah would cause a humanitarian catastrophe.
He spoke during a press conference at Egypt's al-Arish Airport near the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, after Israel reiterated a threat to launch a major military operation in Rafah, packed with displaced people after five months of war.