The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged people in Rafah to evacuate parts of the southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday ahead of a possible ground operation there in the fight against Hamas.
An estimated 100,000 people have been instructed to make their way to Muwasi, a coastal area that the IDF designated as a humanitarian area with hospitals, tents, food, water, medication, and other supplies.
Flyers with instructions to leave and maps were reportedly dropped into eastern Rafah. The IDF’s post to X said the message was also conveyed by phone and media broadcasts in Arabic.
“The IDF will continue pursuing Hamas everywhere in Gaza until all the hostages that they’re holding in captivity are back home,” the post added.
More than half the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million population had gathered in Rafah as IDF forces engaged in a renewed armed conflict against Hamas following the…
