"Rafah has now become the largest refugee camp on earth. One million people fled here because it was supposed to be safe. They’ve joined the population which is there already. It’s the most crowded, it’s the largest refugee camp on earth, and you cannot have a war in a refugee camp."
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‘You cannot have a war in a refugee camp,’ NGO director says as Rafah assault looms, Al Jazeera, (10 February 2024)
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