Israeli tanks have reached the Salahuddin road that runs through Rafah, separating the center from the eastern neighborhoods that were evacuated after the Israelis seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt last week.

Meanwhile, in the west of the city, which has not yet been affected by the recent fighting, many are already planning to leave.

Earlier today, Israel’s military dropped leaflets asking residents of other neighborhoods in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, to leave and move to the “expanded humanitarian area” in al-Mawashi, marking the expansion of their military presence. businesses in the center of the city of Rafah and threatening to displace hundreds of thousands of citizens.

The Israeli military says around 300,000 people have fled eastern Rafah since it ordered its evacuation.

“Everywhere you look now in the West Rafa this morning, families are packing. The streets are noticeably empty” wrote Louise Waterge, UNRWA communications officer on Platform X after the new order given by the Israeli army to evacuate.

These are the areas: Tal al-Zaatar, al-Nur, Ezbet Mlin, al-Raghda, al-Nuzha, al-Jarn, al-Nakhda, al-Zuhur, the Jabalia camp and the Beit Lahia project.

IDF: We found weapons inside a clinic in Zeytoun

At the same time, Israeli forces intensified their operational activity in the Zeitoun area, in the northern Gaza Strip, locating, as they claim, large quantities of weapons and killing terrorists. In particular, they report that they discovered AK-47 rifles, military vests and other weapons and military equipment that were hidden inside a clinic. At the same time, they continue operational activity in the Gaza area of ​​the Rafah crossing, uncovering several underground tunnel shafts and killing armed terrorists in coordination with the IAF.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to expand military operations into central Rafah comes against US pressure to end the assault on Rafah

The US says Israel may have violated international law

At the same time, the US considers that it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel has violated international humanitarian law in Gaza, but is unable to definitively reach this conclusion, so it will therefore continue to deliver weapons to the country, the US State Department report said.
It is “reasonable to estimate” that US-supplied weapons have been used in ways “inconsistent” with Israel’s obligations, the State Department says.