142,828 Palestinians have fled the city of Rafahon the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, within the framework of the Israeli Army’s military incursion on the city, as reported by the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Specific, 33,854 Palestinians left Rafah this Fridayof which 21,144 fled between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., while an additional 12,710 people fled between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., as well as between 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

UNRWA has specified that 142,828 Palestinians have left Rafah since Monday, when the Israeli Army asked the population to move before a imminent offensive over the city, where more than 1.4 million Palestinians take refuge, most of them displaced from other parts of the enclave.

Israel announced on Tuesday control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, on the border with Egypt, suspending humanitarian operations, which has increased international concern about the deepening of the crisis. The operation was launched after reject a ceasefire proposal previously accepted by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

During the day on Wednesday, the president of the United States, Joe Biden stated for the first time that he will stop sending weapons to Israel in case it begins a large-scale incursion into Rafah. The Biden Administration has already confirmed that it has halted the shipment of a package of ammunition due to the situation in Gaza.