The White House and United Nations have urged Israel against an offensive in Rafah, warning of catastrophic humanitarian consequences.
More than 1.2 million people are currently sheltering in Rafah, most of whom fled other parts of the Gaza Strip, predominantly living in tents and without access to sufficient water, food, and basic medicine.
"For your safety, the IDF appeals to you evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi," Avichay Adraee, the Israel Defense Force's head of the Arab media division,"The IDF will act with extreme force against terrorist organizations in your areas of residence, as it has done so far. Anyone who is close to terrorist organizations puts his life and the life of his family at risk," the post said.
"The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there – with or without a deal, in order to achieve total victory,"The IDF believes that between 5,000 and 8,000 Hamas fighters are in the densely-populated southern city, which it says is the militant group's last holdout.
Hamas has proposed releasing a number of hostages in exchange for a full and permanent cease-fire, which Israel's government said is a no-go, as it aims aim to continue its military offensive in Gaza until it deems the group to be completely eliminated. The Hamas delegation left Egypt on Sunday for Qatar, where it has a political office, saying that "in-depth and serious discussions took place" in the last several days. It will return to Cairo on Tuesday to continue talks.
"We woke up this morning to see pamphlets outside the house telling us to evacuate the area we're in. The evacuation order told us to go to Khan Yunis and Northern Deir Al Balah because the Israeli army designated them safe zones," Al Najjar said.
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