Israeli army starts evacuating civilians from Rafah, media reports say

Israel Defense Force has begun evacuating civilians from the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah in preparation for the planned military operation.

Report informs via TASS that the military began calling on Palestinians to leave the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah, located near the Israeli border, ahead of a planned offensive in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Civilians are being offered to move to the expanded humanitarian zone in Al-Mawasi and Khan Yunis, the publication notes.