Posted on May 11, 2024
Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare
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Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.
The new evacuation orders encompass areas closer to the city center. Israel warned people that the military will act with "great force against terror organizations" in those neighborhoods as it goes after what it says are Hamas battalions in Rafah.
The new military orders came despite international concerns over the danger to the more than 1 million Palestinians who'd sought shelter in Rafah, half of whom are children, according to UNICEF. More than half of Gaza's population had been displaced in Rafah, and it's where most aid groups had been based for much of the past seven months of the war.
Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.
The new evacuation orders encompass areas closer to the city center. Israel warned people that the military will act with "great force against terror organizations" in those neighborhoods as it goes after what it says are Hamas battalions in Rafah.
The new military orders came despite international concerns over the danger to the more than 1 million Palestinians who'd sought shelter in Rafah, half of whom are children, according to UNICEF. More than half of Gaza's population had been displaced in Rafah, and it's where most aid groups had been based for much of the past seven months of the war.
Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare
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