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IDF calls on Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah neighborhoods ahead of planned offensive
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military has begun calling on Palestinians to evacuate the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah, those close to the Israeli border, ahead of a planned offensive in the area in the southern Gaza Strip.
The civilians are being called to move to an expanded humanitarian zone in the al-Mawasi and Khan Younis areas.