More than 900,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah since the beginning of the Israeli offensive on the city and its surroundings on 6 May. They have been forcibly displaced for the umpteenth time, this time to Al-Mawasi, a stretch of sand along the Mediterranean coast, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis.

On 26 May, Israeli forces killed at least 49 Palestinians in airstrikes on a displaced persons camp in Tal Al-Sultan in Rafah. More than 180 injured people were taken to a nearby stabilisation point supported by MSF. Two days later, Israel bombed a camp for displaced people in Al-Mawasi, west of Rafah, killing at least 21 Palestinians and leaving 64 wounded. These massacres are taking place just after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on May 24 to “immediately” halt its military offensive in Rafah, in application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

MSF could save more lives if the Israeli government stopped intentionally blocking humanitarian assistance. In addition to the bombings, people are dying every day because of Israeli obstruction of aid.