DOHA, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 (WAFA) – Qatar on Wednesday strongly condemned the Israeli army's bombing of the Rafah municipality, urging for international action to stop Israel's invasion of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry urged for "an urgent international action to prevent the invasion of the (Rafah) city and the commitment of a genocide and to provide full protection for civilians."

It also warned that forcibly displacing civilians from Rafah "constitutes a serious violation of international laws and would double the worsening humanitarian crisis in the besieged Strip."

The Israeli army on Tuesday started its invasion into the eastern area of Rafah under which the Israeli army stormed and occupied the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, closing Gazan Palestinians' only gateway with the world.

K.T