600,000 people have fled Rafah, U.N. says, amid Israeli operation in the city

The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, urged Israel on Wednesday to “immediately” end its operation in Rafah. “Should Israel continue its military operation in Rafah, it would inevitably put a heavy strain on the EU’s relationship with Israel,” Borrell said in a statement Wednesday. Approximately 600,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city since Israel issued evacuation orders on May 6, according to an estimate from the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees.