GENEVA, JANUARY 27, 2025 (WAFA) - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Monday that the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, is destroyed as a result of Israel’s genocidal war. The organization noted that removing unexploded ordnance scattered among the rubble of homes will take years, further hindering the rebuilding process.

“People are trying to rebuild from the rubble. Rafah is destroyed, with homes, shops, streets and healthcare facilities in ruins and electricity and water systems damaged. The area is also unsafe due to scattered unexploded artillery in the remnants of buildings, which will take years,” said Pascale Coissard, who supports MSF's emergency coordinator, in a statement.

“Health services, including the rest of humanitarian aid, and rebuilding of the city is needed for life to be able to come back to Rafah, but it’s still too dangerous for people to return in most areas.”

She stressed that although the sound of bombs cannot be heard anymore, there are still dangers.

In the meantime, Nadia Abo Mallouh, who supports MSF medical coordinator that used to work in Emirati hospital, said, “It’s extremely difficult to come back to the same place that used to be full of life.”

“We couldn’t even recognize the streets where Emirati hospital was. It’s sad seeing the hospital that used to bring life to earth totally empty, no signs of life, everything is destroyed,” she added.

T.R.