The official spokesperson for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rdeineh, warned that "the Israeli occupying authorities have effectively begun preparations to commit the largest crime of genocide by invading Rafah." Abu Rdeineh held the American administration responsible for these dangerous Israeli policies, according to the Palestinian news agency "Wafa." He noted that "the American administration, which provides financial and military support to the occupation and stands in the way of the international community to prevent the implementation of legitimate international resolutions and to stop the aggression, is the one encouraging Netanyahu and his leaders to continue their massacres against the Palestinian people, whether in Gaza or in the West Bank, as is the case in Tulkarem and its camps."
He added that "the invasion of Rafah means that one and a half million Palestinian citizens will be subjected to a genocide massacre, and attempts at displacement that we have warned about previously." Abu Rdeineh called on the American administration to "act immediately to prevent genocide and displacement, and to hold the occupation accountable for the serious violations it commits against international law before it is too late." He stressed that peace and security in the entire region will not be achieved without a just solution to the Palestinian cause and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem, encompassing its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
