UN warns Israeli attack on Rafah could lead to 'slaughter'

People gather for a rally calling on Israel to stop its Rafah invasion in Gaza at Union Square on February 12, 2024, in New York City.

Palestinians evacuating from a tent camp ride in the back of a truck with belongings as they flee from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 13, 2024.

Israeli left-wing activists protest against the war in Gaza outside the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on February 13, 2024.

A displaced Palestinian child who fled her house due to Israeli strikes holds a crying baby as they take shelter in a tent camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024.

Palestinian women walk past a vehicle loaded with items secured by rope as people flee from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 13, 2024.

People gather for a rally calling on Israel to stop its Rafah invasion in Gaza at Union Square on February 12, 2024, in New York City.

Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024.

Israeli left-wing activists protest against the war in Gaza outside the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on February 13, 2024.

A boy flashes the V for victory sign as Palestinians flee Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip to what they think are safer areas in the north and central Gaza Strip on February 13, 2024.