Israeli Army, Ahead of an Expected Assault, Warns Palestinian Arabs To Evacuate Parts of Rafah

The announcement complicates last-ditch efforts by international mediators, including the director of the CIA, to broker a cease-fire.

AP/Ismael Abu Dayyah
A leaflet dropped by Israeli plane warning Palestinian Arabs to evacuate ahead of an Israeli military operation at Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, May 6, 2024. AP/Ismael Abu Dayyah

JERUSALEM — The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of Palestinian Arabs at Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to start evacuating from the area, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.

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