Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi.
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza 's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, in a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Rafah .
Israeli tanks captured the main road dividing Rafah's eastern and western sections on Friday, effectively encircling the eastern side in an assault that has caused Washington to hold up the delivery of some military aid to its ally.Israel says it cannot win the war without rooting out thousands of Hamas fighters still deployed in Rafah.About 300,000 Gazans have so far moved towards Al-Mawasi, according to Israeli military estimates released on Saturday.
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