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00:00 Many thousands more Gazans fled the ruins of Rafah on Sunday,
00:04 after fresh Israeli evacuation orders the day before.
00:07 "I wasn't planning to leave, but I'm leaving now because there's no one left in the camp.
00:13 We're tired and lost. We don't know where to go."
00:16 Israeli flyers point them towards the so-called humanitarian zone of al-Mawassi
00:23 on the coastline of northwestern Rafah. Even though aid organisations say
00:28 this area is not ready to receive an influx of displaced people.
00:31 The first Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah last Tuesday,
00:36 the first step in a major ground operation they say is indispensable for defeating Hamas
00:41 and freeing the Israeli hostages taken on the 7th of October.
00:45 But amid international outcry at what the UN says would be an epic humanitarian disaster,
00:51 their number one ally is turning up the heat.
00:54 "And we said to Israel that we cannot, will not support an operation in Rafah,
00:58 a major military operation, in the absence of a credible plan to protect civilians.
01:02 Adding that such an offensive would not be effective in eliminating Hamas.
01:08 This after President Biden decided to suspend a shipment of 3,500 US bombs to Israel last week.
01:15 And neighbouring Egypt has sent its strongest message yet,
01:19 announcing it will formally support South Africa's genocide case against Israel
01:23 before the International Court of Justice. Also calling on the UN Security Council to
01:28 take immediate action to bring about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
01:32 and an end to military operations in Rafah.
01:34 For some months now, hopes of a ceasefire agreement have been fleeting.
01:38 US President Biden told an audience on Friday that there would be a ceasefire tomorrow if Hamas
01:44 released the hostages, while Turkish President Erdogan condemned the US and European states
01:50 failure to pressure Israel into a ceasefire deal.