The Israeli army has told Palestinians to begin evacuating eastern Rafah, according to an Israeli Defense Force statement on Monday, signaling that a ground invasion is imminent. People were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast.
A Palestinian woman mourns her relative, 7-month old baby Hani Qeshta, who was killed in an Israel i bombardment on a residential building with Qeshta’s family, at the morgue of Al Najjar hospital in Rafah , southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The Qeshta family is seen in body bags at the morgue of Al Najjar hospital in Rafah , southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The family was killed in an Israel i bombardment on a residential building in Rafah .
The move comes a day after Hamas militants carried out a deadly rocket attack from the area that killed three Israeli soldiers. About 1.4 million Palestinians — more than half of Gaza’s population — are jammed into the town and its surroundings. Most of them fled their homes elsewhere in the territory to escape Israel’s onslaught and now face another wrenching move, or the danger of facing the brunt of a new assault. They live in densely packed tent camps, overflowing U.N.
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