Eastern Rafah

Foreign leaders condemn Israel’s military action in eastern Rafah

Top international officials have criticized Israel’s military action in eastern Rafah, after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday ordered residents there to “evacuate immediately” as it conducts an operation in the city. Roughly 50,000 people have left the southern Gazan city in the last 48 hours as a result of Israel’s evacuation order, a senior …

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Egypt Independent May 8, 2024

Gazans start leaving eastern Rafah as Israeli military orders evacuations

CNN — Gazans began leaving eastern Rafah on Monday after Israel’s military issued a call for residents there to “evacuate immediately.” A CNN stringer in Rafah’s east said that people were terrified and in a state of panic, while video and images showed displaced people packing their belongings into the back of pick-up trucks, cars …

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Egypt Independent May 6, 2024