UN Security Council meets in emergency; topics include famine in Gaza and threats against relief workers.
The UN secretary-general issued a dire warning on Friday, stating that there is an urgent need for a "quantum leap" in the delivery of life-saving supplies because children in Gaza are dying of starvation and dehydration. "The doors to starvation are opened when the gates to aid are closed," declared Guterres.
Israel is 'demolishing' houses and public buildings in eastern Rafah neighborhoods.
The Israeli force has continued to bomb Rafah and drive farther into the city's western sector. Eyewitnesses reported witnessing tanks and armored vehicles, as well as artillery munitions, reaching the tent camp for displaced persons in the city's western portion, which serves as an evacuation zone. As previously indicated, the Israeli force has complete control of the Philadelphi Corridor and is already destroying homes in Rafah's eastern district. The eastern section of Rafah, including the as-Salam and al-Jenina areas, has been cleansed of residential structures and public facilities.
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