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Israeli military tells first Palestinians to move out of southern Gaza city of Rafah

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Israel began instructing early Monday around 100,000 Palestinians sheltering in Rafah to begin evacuating to "expanded" humanitarian zones elsewhere in southern Gaza ahead of an anticipated offensive on the city.

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  1. Time

    Israel Warns Palestinians to Leave Rafah (opens Time)

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    There are more than one million in Rafah, most of whom fled there after the outbreak of the war in October. Israel says Rafah is the last bastion of Hamas.

  2. UPI

    Israeli military tells first Palestinians to move out of southern Gaza city of Rafah (opens UPI)

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    Israel began instructing early Monday around 100,000 Palestinians sheltering in Rafah to begin evacuating to "expanded" humanitarian zones elsewhere in southern Gaza ahead of an anticipated offensive on the city.

  3. Blaze Media

    Israel urges Palestinians to evacuate Rafah as it prepares for a ground operation in Hamas stronghold (opens Blaze Media)

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    Israel is reportedly preparing to launch a massive ground operation inside Rafah — a city in southern Gaza where an estimated 1.5 million Palestinians have taken shelter. The Israeli army has urged Palestinians to get out of the city for their safety, according to Fox News Digital.

  4. Daily Journal

    Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault (opens Daily Journal)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. The announcement complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators, including the director…

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Israeli military tells Palestinian civilians in parts of Rafah to ‘evacuate immediately' (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The White House — as well as the United Nations, WHO and other multinational organizations — has urged Israel against an offensive in Rafah, warning of...

  6. Fox News

    Israel urges Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of expected ground operation in Hamas stronghold (opens Fox News)

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    Israel is preparing to carry out a military operation in Rafah, Hamas's last stronghold in southern Gaza, amid its war with the terror group.

  7. Washington Times

    Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Gaza’s Rafah ahead of an expected assault (opens Washington Times)

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    The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza's southern city of Rafah to start evacuating from the area, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.

  9. New York Post

    Israel instructs Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah as ground offensive looms (opens New York Post)

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    The Israeli Defense Forces has begun instructing Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah as the Jewish state prepares for a ground offensive in the southern Gazan city to eradicate Hamas fighters.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. The announcement complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators, including the director…

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Gazans start leaving eastern Rafah as Israeli military orders evacuations (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Helen Regan, Sophie Jeong, Abeer Salman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Gazans began leaving eastern Rafah on Monday after Israel’s military

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Israel's army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Israeli military tells Gazans in parts of eastern Rafah to ‘evacuate immediately’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Israel’s military has issued a call for residents of eastern Rafah to “evacuate immediately,” a day after the country’s defense minister told troops inside Gaza to

  14. NBC News

    'Where do we go?' Palestinians flee parts of Rafah after Israeli military order (opens NBC News)

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    Palestinian civilians rushed to flee parts of Rafah on Monday after the Israeli military told some 100,000 people to leave the southern Gaza city, a possible signal that a long-feared ground offensive could be imminent with talks for a last-ditch truce deal stalled.

  15. ABC 7 New York

    Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of expected assault (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The Israeli army ordered Palestinians in Gaza's southern city of Rafah to start evacuating from the area, signaling a ground invasion may be imminent.

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of ‘extreme force’ against Hamas (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The looming ground attack has raised global alarm, and Israeli’s closest allies have warned against it.

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