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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Date for beginning civilian evacuation of Rafah still not set, says Israeli official
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Displaced Palestinians buy fish from a vendor on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
The date for the beginning of the evacuation of civilians from Rafah is still not set, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The official indicates that it will happen, however.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that a date has been chosen for the start of the operation in Gaza’s southernmost city, but Defense Minister Yoav Gallant contradicted that assertion in a call with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a source familiar with the matter.
