With nowhere to flee, Netanyahu orders the evacuation of Rafah, a city where 1.5 million people take refuge. To the south, the border with Egypt is closed, and to the north, it is a war zone.
Israel says Rafah is the last remaining Hamas stronghold and that it needs to send troops to complete its war plan against the Islamic militant group. But an estimated 1. 5 million Palestinians have crowded into the city after fleeing fighting elsewhere in Gaza. The Israeli prime minister ordered the army to draw up an evacuation plan.