An Australian logistics expert who is working at a hospital in Rafah has warned that “everyone here is struggling” while raising fears of a “catastrophic” Israeli ground offensive in the southern Gaza city.
The Australian government joined Canada and New Zealand last week to warn Israel against carrying out a “devastating” ground offensive in Rafah, saying there was “simply nowhere else for civilians to go”.
Croghan said he was focused on “ensuring we have a functional working space inside of the Indonesian Field Hospital in Rafah where the bulk of our medical activities are taking place”, including trying to improve water and power security.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to press ahead with an offensive on Rafah after civilians are allowed to leave the “battle zones” but has yet to spell out those plans.
The draft ceasefire resolution on Tuesday night gained 13 votes in support from the UN security council, including from close allies of the US who insisted that the humanitarian needs of Palestinians outweighed any reservations about the text proposed by Algeria.
Australia is not a member of the UN security council but in December voted with more than 150 countries at the UN general assembly in favour of an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
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An Australian logistics expert who is working at a hospital in Rafah has warned that “everyone here is struggling” while raising fears of a “catastrophic” Israeli ground offensive in the southern Gaza city.
The Australian government joined Canada and New Zealand last week to warn Israel against carrying out a “devastating” ground offensive in Rafah, saying there was “simply nowhere else for civilians to go”.
Croghan said he was focused on “ensuring we have a functional working space inside of the Indonesian Field Hospital in Rafah where the bulk of our medical activities are taking place”, including trying to improve water and power security.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to press ahead with an offensive on Rafah after civilians are allowed to leave the “battle zones” but has yet to spell out those plans.
The draft ceasefire resolution on Tuesday night gained 13 votes in support from the UN security council, including from close allies of the US who insisted that the humanitarian needs of Palestinians outweighed any reservations about the text proposed by Algeria.
Australia is not a member of the UN security council but in December voted with more than 150 countries at the UN general assembly in favour of an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
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