Afghanistan, Feb. 14 -- Martin Griffiths, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs and Head of the UN Relief and Works Agency has described the "Israeli invasion" of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza as unprecedented in terms of intensity, ruthlessness, and extent.

This senior UN official continues to characterize the consequences of the invasion on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, as catastrophic and has warned of its repercussions.

In a statement by Mr. Martin Griffiths regarding the Israeli military aggression, it is noted that Rafah, with more than one million Palestinian refugees, is filled with people who, as he puts it, are "staring death in the face."

Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, the P...