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UN: 800,000 Palestinians Have Evacuated Rafah
Breitbart ^ | 05/19/2024 | Joel B Pollack

Posted on 05/19/2024 7:10:32 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The United Nations confirmed Saturday that 800,000 Palestinians have left the town of Rafah, in southern Gaza, as Israel begins its attack on Hamas battalions there.

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the controversial United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), announced the number of evacuees — and warned of the risks they face.

The number of evacuees far exceeds the estimates that were discussed in advance of the Israeli operation, which began on May 6, amid U.S. opposition.

The Biden administration warned that an attack on Rafah could cause civilian casualties there.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: evacuated; gaza; palestinians; rafah; un; war
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I like to remind people that Presidential Candidate BOBBY KENNEDY was MURDERED by a PALESTINIAN IMMIGRANT in 1968. We are still suffering from the effects of that murder.


21 posted on 05/19/2024 8:26:32 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I vaguely remember seeing an article more than a month ago that Israel was building a tent city to house a million evacuees from Rajah City. Then nothing more. Nada mas!! Is that what is happening???


22 posted on 05/19/2024 9:25:28 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: Spok

If it is a quote from the UN, it cannot be taken at face value. Unile “trust but verify,” if its the UN it is ignore until completely verified.


23 posted on 05/19/2024 11:10:26 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: bobbo666

NO ! Haiti is too close to the US.


24 posted on 05/19/2024 2:04:13 PM PDT by gitmo (If your biography doesn't match your theology, what good is it?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Here they come, walkin’ down the street,
They get the funniest looks from, everyone the meet
Hey, hey they’re you’re new neighbors,,,


25 posted on 05/19/2024 5:54:02 PM PDT by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well, if they come here, at least the LGBQRST+ will soon be no more.


26 posted on 05/19/2024 5:55:29 PM PDT by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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To: Old Yeller

Send them thru the tunnels to SA


27 posted on 05/19/2024 6:16:24 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And guess where they are headed?


28 posted on 05/19/2024 6:19:12 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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