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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIsrael-Gaza war: Palestinians who fled to Rafah fear Israeli assaultThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Israel-Gaza war: Palestinians who fled to Rafah fear Israeli assaultCloseHundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Rafah – Gaza’s southernmost city – arrived there after being forced to move again and again, fleeing Israeli air strikes and ground attacks.But Israel’s prime minister has now asked troops to “prepare to operate” in Rafah too. He says “total victory” by Israel over Hamas is just months away.”We never want to leave Gaza,” says Umm Mohammad, a displaced woman. “We were born here, we live here and we want to die here.”The US has warned it will not support an unplanned Israeli offensive in Rafah, which it says would be a “disaster”.Read more on this story. SubsectionMiddle EastPublished26 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRead descriptionExplore more’We’ll never leave Gaza’ – People in Rafah fear Israeli assault. Video, 00:01:15’We’ll never leave Gaza’ – People in Rafah fear Israeli assaultSubsectionMiddle EastPublished26 minutes ago1:15Up Next. Disguised Israeli forces kill three Palestinian fighters in hospital. Video, 00:00:26Disguised Israeli forces kill three Palestinian fighters in hospitalSubsectionMiddle EastPublished30 JanuaryUp Next0:26’We are on our way to absolute victory’, says Israeli PM. Video, 00:00:27’We are on our way to absolute victory’, says Israeli PMSubsectionMiddle EastPublished1 day ago0:27Watch: ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts. Video, 00:02:04Watch: ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocidal actsSubsectionMiddle EastPublished26 January2:04Israel not meeting international obligation on aid – Qatar. Video, 00:01:53Israel not meeting international obligation on aid – QatarSubsectionMiddle EastPublished27 January1:53Editor’s recommendationsBBC returns to ghost town flattened by Japan quake. Video, 00:02:03BBC returns to ghost town flattened by Japan quakeSubsectionAsiaPublished12 hours ago2:03Treasury secretary falters over ‘basic’ debt question. Video, 00:02:00Treasury secretary falters over ‘basic’ debt questionSubsectionUK PoliticsPublished3 hours ago2:00Biden: ‘I’m elderly and know what the hell I’m doing’ Video, 00:01:06Biden: ‘I’m elderly and know what the hell I’m doing’SubsectionUS & CanadaPublished11 hours ago1:06Loose kangaroo bounces into trouble by Florida pool. Video, 00:00:27Loose kangaroo bounces into trouble by Florida poolSubsectionUS & CanadaPublished59 minutes ago0:27Dramatic aerials show lava flow after Iceland eruption. Video, 00:00:47Dramatic aerials show lava flow after Iceland eruptionSubsectionEuropePublished16 hours ago0:47King doing ‘extremely well’ after diagnosis – Queen. Video, 00:00:22King doing ‘extremely well’ after diagnosis – QueenSubsectionUKPublished16 hours ago0:22Nadezhdin: ‘People want a normal future for Russia’ Video, 00:02:28Nadezhdin: ‘People want a normal future for Russia’SubsectionEuropePublished20 hours ago2:28Sunak declines to apologise over trans comment. Video, 00:01:26Sunak declines to apologise over trans commentSubsectionUK PoliticsPublished1 day ago1:26Motorists warned over driving close to horses. Video, 00:00:48Motorists warned over driving close to horsesSubsectionKentPublished1 day ago0:48