Israel ordered new evictions in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, compelling 300000 more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation escalated into what is considered Gaza’s last refuge, in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States and others.
Israel has now evacuated the eastern third of Rafah, and the United Nations has warned that the planned full-scale Rafah invasion would further devastated humanitarian operations and cause a surge in civilian deaths.
Rafah borders Egypt near the main aid entry points, which already are affected. Israeli troops have captured the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, forcing it to shut down. Egypt has refused to coordinate with Israel on the delivery of aid though the crossing because of “the unacceptable Israeli escalation,” the state-owned Al Qahera News television channel reported, citing an unnamed official.
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