La operación en Ráfah podría provocar una "matanza", según la oficina humanitaria de la ONU

FOTO DE ARCHIVO: Niños palestinos inspeccionando el lugar de un ataque israelí contra una casa, en medio del actual conflicto entre Israel y el grupo islamista palestino Hamás, en Ráfah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza. 27 de abril de 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Por Emma Farge

GINEBRA, 3 may (Reuters) – Una incursión israelí en Ráfah pondría en peligro la vida de cientos de miles de gazatíes y supondría un duro golpe para las operaciones humanitarias de todo el enclave, advirtió el viernes la oficina humanitaria de la ONU.

Responsables israelíes llevan tiempo advirtiendo de una operación contra Hamás en la ciudad meridional gazatí de Ráfah, donde cerca de un millón de desplazados se hacinan en refugios y alojamientos improvisados, tras huir de meses de bombardeos israelíes desencadenados tras el ataque transfronterizo de combatientes de Hamás el 7 de octubre.

“Podría ser una matanza de civiles y un golpe increíble para la operación humanitaria en toda la franja, porque se lleva a cabo principalmente desde Ráfah”, dijo Jens Laerke, portavoz de la oficina humanitaria de la ONU, en una rueda de prensa en Ginebra.

Las operaciones de ayuda dirigidas desde Ráfah incluyen clínicas médicas y puntos de distribución de alimentos, incluidos centros para niños desnutridos, dijo.

Un representante de la Organización Mundial de la Salud dijo en la misma rueda de prensa que se había preparado un plan de contingencia para una incursión, que incluía un nuevo hospital de campaña, pero afirmó que no sería suficiente para evitar un aumento sustancial del número de muertos.

“Quiero decir realmente que este plan de contingencia es una tirita”, dijo Rik Peeperkorn, representante de la OMS para los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados a través de una conexión de vídeo. “No evitará en absoluto la importante mortalidad y morbilidad adicionales que se espera que plantee una operación militar”.

Añadió que le preocupaba “enormemente” que cualquier incursión cerrara el paso fronterizo de Ráfah entre Gaza y Egipto, que actualmente se utiliza para importar suministros médicos.

(Información de Emma Farge; editado por Rachel More y Alex Richardson; editado en español por Javi West Larrañaga)

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