Israeli military orders Palestinians out of eastern Rafah ahead of planned offensive

Israeli media outlets are reporting that the Israeli military has begun to order Palestinians living in neighbourhoods in eastern Rafah to evacuate from the area.

Israel’s Army Radio said the order comes before a “military attack” and that the Palestinians are being told to move towards camps for displaced people in Khan Younis and al-Mawasi areas.

The evacuation order only applies to some of the eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah for now, and not the entire city in southern Gaza.