GAZA, Thursday, June 13, 2024(WAFA) - The occupation after midnight on Wednesday launched intensive air strikes and artillery bombardment, by air, land and sea, against the al-Mawasi area west of Rafah city in the southern enclave, where thousands of internally displaced persons are seeking shelter.

The Israeli Navy boats also fired heavy machine guns into the western areas of Rafah.

Thousands of civilians are living under deplorable conditions in al-Mawasi tent city. The United Nations and relief groups say "Muwasi – [an Israeli-designated safe zone] - is a poorly planned attempt to impose a solution for people who have been displaced, and they are dubious of the safety guarantee since Israeli airstrikes have targeted other areas where the army ordered people to go.”

The Mawasi, in southern Rafah's so-called “safe area”, was subjected to repeated Israeli military attacks, leaving dozens of casualties and destruction. Humanitarian conditions are extremely dire in the tent city of al-Mawasi; a home for thousands of displaced people seeking refuge in the Israeli-declared safe zone.

T.R.