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Weekend: Aid agencies warn of disaster if Israel attacks Rafah

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Aid agencies warn of disaster if Israel attacks Rafah

11/02/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Aid agencies warn of disaster if Israel attacks Rafah

Israel has ordered the evacuation of the town ahead of a planned offensive

Israel has ordered the evacuation of the town ahead of a planned offensive.

Israel faces growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah in the south of Gaza. 1.5 million displaced Palestinian civilians are sheltering in the town, and the US has said it would not support military action in the area. 

Also on the programme: we speak to Palestinian-American NASA engineer Loay Elbasyouni, who said getting his parents out of Gaza was harder than flying a helicopter on Mars; and a look ahead to the final of the African Cup of Nations, with hosts Ivory Coast set to play Nigeria today. 

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Gwen Hines,  Chief Executive Officer of the charity Save the Children UK and Rami Khouri, a journalist, author and Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut. 

(Picture: Children in a tent camp in Rafah, February 8, 2024 Credit: REUTERS/Saleh Salem)

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