The Israeli military has issued an appeal to residents of eastern Rafah to “evacuate immediately”, a day after the country's defense minister told troops inside Gaza to expect “intense action in Rafah in the near future.”
Avichay Adraee, head of the Arabic media division of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, wrote: “For your safety, the Defense Force advises you to evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area at the checkpoints.”
Adraee made “an urgent appeal” to people residing “in the municipality of Al-Shawka and the neighborhoods – Al-Salam, Al-Jneina, Tiba Zaraa and Al-Bayouk in the Rafah area”.
An IDF spokesperson said in a briefing this Monday (6) that it was a “limited scope operation for temporary evacuation” and “not a large-scale evacuation”.
Israel has repeatedly signaled plans to send troops to Rafah, a southern city on the border with Egypt, where more than a million displaced Palestinians are believed to have taken refuge since October 7.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant told troops on Sunday morning inside the Gaza Strip to expect “intense action in Rafah in the near future, and elsewhere across the Strip,” because – as he said – the Hamas does not intend to reach an agreement on hostages and a ceasefire.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Source: CNN Brasil
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