Israel orders new evacuation in Rafah; Israeli forces are preparing to expand their operations in the Gaza Strip world

Israel says it intends to move to an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has reorganized its ranks.

The fighting has escalated in recent days, with violent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian forces on the outskirts of Rafah. The conflicts have made important humanitarian crossings inaccessible, and have already forced more than 110,000 people to flee north..

Israel’s entry into Rafah has so far been smaller than the full-scale invasion that had been planned.

The United Nations and other agencies have been warning for weeks that an Israeli attack on Rafah, located on the border with Egypt and close to major aid entry points, would cripple humanitarian operations and cause a catastrophic increase in casualties.

more than 1.4 million Palestinians – Half of Gaza’s population – are taking refuge in Rafah, most of them after fleeing Israeli attacks elsewhere.

Army spokesman Avichay Adraee asked the Palestinians in the towns of Jabalia and Beit Lahia and the surrounding areas to leave their homes and go to shelter centers west of Gaza City. He warned that the people were in a “dangerous combat zone” and that Israel would attack “with great force.”

Intense fighting is taking place in northern Gaza, where Hamas appears to have regrouped again in an area where Israel previously carried out attacks.

The disputes began this week in the Al-Zaytoun area on the outskirts of Gaza City in the northern part of the Strip. Northern Gaza was the first target of the ground attack. Israel said late last year that it had mainly dismantled Hamas in the region.

At least 19 people, including eight women and eight children, were killed overnight in central Gaza in three separate attacks that hit the cities of Al-Zawaida, Al-Maghazi, and Deir Al-Balah, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. journalist.

Israeli bombing and ground attacks on Gaza More than 34,800 Palestinians were killedThe majority of them are women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. Much of the Gaza Strip was destroyed and about 80% of the population was displaced from their homes.