Israel
Expands East, North Gaza Evacuation Order.
Israeli military on Saturday ordered Palestinians to
leave more areas of eastern Rafah and the northern Gaza Strip as it pressed
ahead with its fight against Hamas militants.
The latest evacuation order, which some residents said
they had received via text and audio messages to their phones, comes days after
Israeli tanks and troops entered Rafah, the Palestinian territory’s
southernmost city, and seized a key crossing on the Egyptian border.
Residents and displaced Gazans were told to leave parts
of Rafah’sShabura refugee camp, administrative area, Jenina and Khirbet
al-Adas neighbourhoods, and head to the coastal “humanitarian area” in
Al-Mawasi.
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee posted the order
in Arabic on social media platform X, saying these areas had “witnessed Hamas
terrorist activities in recent days and weeks”.
The Israeli army on Monday issued its first evacuation
order for parts of eastern Rafah, saying it was in preparation for a widely
anticipated ground assault.
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