![Palestinian families begin fleeing again from shelters near the Al-Mawasi area as the Israeli army expands its ground offensive and tanks reach southwestern Khan Yunis, Gaza, marking their first displacement in nearly a year and a half, on July 10, 2025. [Hani Alshaer - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AA-20250710-38527688-38527676-ISRAELI_OFFENSIVE_DISPLACES_FAMILIES_IN_KHAN_YUNIS-1-1.jpg)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) condemned on Friday Israel’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians in Gaza towards the southern city of Rafah, warning that the move would create “massive concentration camps” and worsen the humanitarian crisis, Anadolu reports. Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s director of communications, told Al Jazeera English that the agency “categorically refuses any forced displacement of any population.” “If it happens, it will push further tens of thousands of people who have already been displaced many, many times during this current war but also over the generations, further south and from there into the unknown,” Touma said. “What needs to happen right now is to focus on reaching a ceasefire and allowing UNRWA to bring in much-needed […]
