Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah

Israeli forces ordered fresh evacuations from areas in Rafah on Saturday as it prepared to expand its operation in the city.

In a post on X, Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesperson, called on residents to  evacuate parts of al-Jnaina, Khirbet al-Adas and al-Adari neighbourhoods, and Shaboura camp and to "immediately head to the shelters west of Gaza City".

He said that people in these areas were in a "dangerous combat zone ... [T]herefore everyone who is in those areas exposes themselves and their families to danger".

Evacuation orders have also been issued for residents in areas of Jabalia and northern Gaza.