India, Feb. 13 -- President Joe Biden has repeated his appeal for the protection of more than a million civilians in Rafah who are facing the wrath of a large-scale military operation by Israel.
Dozens of people, including children, were killed as warplanes and helicopters pounded multiple locations in the southern Gazan city after midnight Sunday.
"There is panic and desperation as 1.4 million people try to survive, try to get food and water - at the same time fearing for their lives due to continued military operation," UNRWA says.
Rafah has become one of the most densely populated places on earth with more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million-strong population taking refuge in the southern city.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians who left ...