thejapantimes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted there was no "humanitarian catastrophe" in Rafah, even as hundreds of thousands fled the south Gaza city amid intense fighting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/world/politics/israel-humanitarian-crisis-rafah/ #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #refugees #rafah