Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault

A Palestinian woman mourns her relative, 7-month old baby Hani Qeshta, who was killed in an Israeli bombardment on a residential building with Qeshta's family, at the morgue of Al Najjar hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 5, 2024. – The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent.

The move comes a day after Hamas militants carried out a deadly rocket attack from the area that killed three Israeli soldiers. The United States, Israel's closest ally, has repeatedly urged Israel not to carry out the invasion, saying it does not have a credible plan to protect civilians.repeated last week that the military would move on the town “with or without a deal” to achieve its goal of destroying the

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