Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza’s southernmost city could endanger the more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there.
The ground assault dimmed hopes of an immediate cease-fire deal that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar have spent months pushing for. In the hours before the attack began, Hamas agreed to a cease-fire proposal that the Israeli government swiftly rejected.
About 1.3 million Palestinians — more than half of Gaza’s population — are jammed into Rafah and face the prospect of having to evacuate with no good plan for where to find adequate shelter.
Here’s what we know so far about the operation and evacuation plan.
WHERE WILL PALESTINIANS GO?
Now that Israel has begun ordering Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah, it is sending them to a patch of land whose current inhabitants say is little more than a makeshift tent camp with squalid conditions.
Related articles
Linda Evangelista, 58, stuns in all
Linda Evangelista wowed in an all-white outfit on Monday while attending the star-studded 2024 Met G2024-05-08Spring Bud Girls Attend 2023 Changchun Air Show
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08- Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08
China Takes 5th Consecutive Women's Team Title in Asiad Table Tennis
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08Event launched to promote 'Highway 95' automotive tourism project
A conference to promote the "Highway 95" inter-province automotive tourism project was hel2024-05-08More real estate financing coordination mechanisms established in China
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- China has established provincial-level real estate financing coordinati2024-05-08
atest comment