Israel orders Gazans to evacuate part of Rafah

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Image source, Reuters Image caption, Palestinian civilians were seen leaving eastern Rafah after the Israeli military issued its evacuation order Israel's military says it has begun ordering Palestinians to leave parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a "limited" operation in the southern Gaza city.
The flyer instructs residents of those areas to evacuate immediately and head towards an area stretching north along the Mediterranean coast from al-Mawasi - a thin strip of agricultural land that has long been an IDF-designated "humanitarian zone" - to Khan Younis and the central town of Deir al-Balah.
James Elder, a spokesman for the UN children's agency, Unicef, who was in Gaza last month, said families now had no choice but to head towards areas that were already overcrowded and lacked basic facilities.
"We are very much afraid that the IDF entering Rafah will risk the lives not only of innocent people, not only of soldiers, but also of some hostages," said Gil Dickmann, whose two cousins were taken hostage on 7 October, one of whom was released and the other remains in captivity.