Israel is preparing to carry out a military operation in Rafah, Hamas's last stronghold in southern Gaza, amid its war with the terror group.
Israel is preparing to launch what is expected to be a massive ground operation inside Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where some 1.5 million Palestinians have taken shelter. The Israeli army has begun ordering tens of thousands of Palestinians living in the city to evacuate. On Monday, Israel’s Defense Forces ordered an evacuation of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground operation could be imminent.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to carry out a military operation in Rafah. According to Israel’s army, forces are beginning with a 'limited scope operation.' Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an army spokesman, said some 100,000 people were being ordered to move to a nearby Israel-declared humanitarian zone called Muwasi. He said Israel published a map of the evacuation area.
These orders have been issued through air-dropped leaflets, text messages and radio broadcasts so that Palestinians could get the information. 'Anyone found near organizations endangers themselves and their family members. For your safety, the urges you to evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area,' one flyer read. He said Israel has expanded humanitarian aid into Muwasi, including field hospitals, tents, food and water.
Two Israeli officials told Axios that the weapons shipment was stopped last week, leaving officials within the Israeli government scrambling to understand why. About 1.5 million Palestinians – more than half of Gaza's population – are sheltering in Rafah, as they have been forced to evacuate other areas in the Gaza Strip, amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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