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Monday, May 6, 2024
Hamas: IDF call for Rafah evacuation a ‘dangerous escalation that will have consequences’
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells Reuters that Israel’s call for civilians in parts of Rafah to evacuate ahead of an expected offensive is a “dangerous escalation that will have consequences.”
Earlier today, the Israel Defense Forces began calling on Palestinians to evacuate the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip that are close to the Israeli border, ahead of a planned ground offensive in the area.
The civilians were being called to move to an expanded humanitarian zone in the al-Mawasi and Khan Younis areas of southern Gaza.