The Israeli army ordered 100,000 civilians to temporarily evacuate Rafah
. Israel ordered 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah before planning operations in southern Gaza. Israel describes Rafah as the last stronghold of Hamas. A day earlier, Hamas militants had fired a deadly rocket from the area, killing three Israeli soldiers. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani was quoted by PTI as saying
that Israel was planning a "limited operation" and that he would not say it was the beginning of a larger attack on the city.
Approximately 100,000 people were forced to move to the nearby Israeli-declared human settlement of Muwasi.
Army spokesman Colonel Nadav Shoshani said the operation was part of the effort to destroy Hamas. The army delivered aid to the area, including field hospitals, tents, food and water.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said on Monday that Israel should release some personnel in Rafah because Hamas has refused to revise the Gaza agreement and the Palestinian Islamic group has left some people as soldiers, according to Reuters. According to AFP, the World Health Organization said that approximately 1.2 million people are currently taking refuge in Rafah. Posters, newsletters, appeals and press releases will be used to "promote the gradual movement of the population in the selected area." However, the army said that it would not set a timetable for the evacuation of Rafah but would conduct an investigation.
Military radio said the evacuation operation was carried out mostly in various areas outside Rafah, and that the refugees would be taken to tents near Khan Younis and Al Musa, Reuters reported. A military spokesman said the incident would not affect the amount of aid sent to Gaza as other crossings were still operational.
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