News Center- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has released a statement on X about the number of Palestinians, who have fled Rafah since May 6.

Calling for an immediate ceasefire, the UNRWA said, “The exodus continues in Gaza. UNRWA estimates over 810,000 people have fled Rafah in the past two weeks. Every time families are displaced, their lives are at serious risk. People are forced to leave everything behind looking for safety. But there's no safe zone.”

On May 6, the Israeli military issued an order for residents of eastern Rafah to evacuate the southern Gazan city ahead of a ground assault. On May 7, the Israeli army launched a ground operation in Rafah and took control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.