The moves comes despite an order from the top U.N. court for Israel to halt its offensive in southern Gaza.
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Israel's bombardment, adjunct to an UNRWA facility west of Rafah city, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
One Palestinian man in Rafah who witnessed the aftermath told NPR the scene was a charnel house, with one child decapitated and another eviscerated by shrapnel. And many hospitals are barely functioning, unable to run enough generators to keep their equipment running as the casualties mount.
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