Israeli army urges Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of 'limited' action
Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city where more than a million war-displaced people have been sheltering.
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![Palestinians hold leaflets dropped by Israeli planes calling on them to evacuate ahead of an Israeli military operation in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024. The order affects tens of thousands of people and could signal a broader invasion of Rafah, which Israel has identified as Hamas' last major stronghold after seven months of war. A child and an adult whose face isn't shown together hold up a piece of paper that has Arabic writing on it.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7194986.1714987237!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/israel-palestinians.jpg)
Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city where more than a million war-displaced people have been sheltering.