Home Politics 12/May/2024 06:01 PM

"A shocking atrocity": UN rapporteur addresses displacement of Palestinians in Rafah

GENEVA, Sunday, May 12, 2024 (WAFA) – Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, said that he had never seen “a shocking atrocity," addressing on the displacement of civilians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

This came in a post by the UN rapporteur on X about the forced displacement of Palestinians in Rafah at the hands of Israel.

“In over 30 years of studying and engaging with communities affected by displacement, I have never seen a shocking atrocity like this,” Rajagopal said.

The UN rapporteur pointed out that generations of Palestinians have been forced to flee several times.

K.T

Related News

Read More