Israel Again Orders Residents In Rafah To Evacuate, Military Signal Moves To Launch Land Attacks

JAKARTA - Israel called on Palestinians in the southern city of Rafah Gaza to evacuate and head to what they refer to as an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi.

This evacuation order is an indication that the military will continue to move forward with plans for a ground attack on Rafah.

In a post on social media site X, a military spokesman also asked residents and refugees in the Greater Java region in northern Gaza, and 11 other neighborhoods in the enclave to immediately go to a shelter west of Gaza City.

According to Palestinian news agency WAFA, 24 Palestinians were killed overnight after Israeli jets targeted several areas in central Gaza.

Despite the pressure and great concern from the US expressed by residents and humanitarian groups, Israel said it would continue the attack on Rafah, where more than 1 million refugees seek refuge during the war that has lasted for seven months.

The Israeli military says so far about 300,000 Gazans have moved towards Al-Mawasi.