Israeli army calls on civilians in east Rafah to evacuate | War Israel and Hamas

The Israeli army reportedly “encourages” Palestinians in Rafah to go to “designated areas” through flyers, text messages and telephone calls. These are tent camps in Khan Younis and Al Mawasi in a northerly direction, the news agency reports Reuters. According to BBC News some 100,000 Palestinians have been called to leave.

The Israeli army plans to carry out a “limited operation” in Rafah to eliminate Hamas. A major ground offensive in the southern city has been expected for months. There is a lot of criticism about this, because more than 1.4 million Palestinians live in the city. Most of them have fled Israeli airstrikes in recent months.

EU leaders warned Israel in late March that a ground offensive in Rafah would “aggravate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation.” “Don’t do it,” said outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the time. Meanwhile, negotiations on a ceasefire appear to have stalled.

Rafah is regularly the target of air strikes. In the night from Sunday to Monday, houses in the city were hit by several Israeli attacks. In addition, according to news channel Al Jazeera 22 Palestinians killed.

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