Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported that he has ordered the army to prepare
a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah
before
an expected Israeli invasion
of the southern Gaza city where 1.5 million people are crowded in terrible conditions. , displaced by the war.
These people have nowhere to go, to the south the border with Egypt is closed, and to the north, it is a war zone.
And everything is devastated.
Palestinian children wait for their food in Rafah.
Photo: Reuters
Netanyahu made the announcement Friday following international criticism of Israel's plan to invade the populous city on the border with Egypt.
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.
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