Evacuation to safe place in Gaza an 'illusion,' UN aid chief says

STORY: "The possibility of a military operation in Rafah, with the possibility of the (border) crossing closing down, with the possibility of spillover... a sort of Egyptian nightmare ...is one that is right before our eyes," Martin Griffiths told diplomats at the United Nations in Geneva.

"An evacuation to a safe place in Gaza is an illusion, and we need to push back on the calls that we're all hearing from the authorities to say, 'You must help us move the people of Gaza to some safe place.' This is an illusion."