00:00Israel's army told Palestinians on Monday to evacuate parts of Rafah in what appeared
00:10to be preparation for an assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza City.
00:14The Israeli Defense Forces made the announcement on the evacuation on social media and in news,
00:20while residents of Rafah began to receive flyers instructing them to move towards the
00:23west of Rafah and Khan Younis.
00:27Israel said its army is expanding the humanitarian zone in al-Mawassi, and the Palestinians could
00:32move to the expanded humanitarian zone, which will include field hospitals, tents, food,
00:38water and other supplies.
00:41More than a million people displaced by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have been sheltering
00:46in Rafah.
00:48In recent weeks, many parts of Rafah have been attacked by Israeli airstrikes, which
00:53killed many families, including children.
00:56On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said Hamas seemed not to be serious
01:01about reaching a truce.
01:03We recognize the signs that Hamas does not intend to go to any agreement with us.
01:13This means that we will act quickly and in all Gaza Strip in the near future.
01:20Israel has been warning for months of its plans to send troops into Rafah, where Israel
01:24believes Hamas fighters are holed up along with potentially dozens of hostages.
01:29Reuters reported a senior Hamas official as saying that the evacuation order is a dangerous
01:34escalation that will have consequences.
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