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The Israeli army prepared a plan for the immediate evacuation of civilians from "hostile areas" in the Gaza Strip.
The announcement comes ahead of an expected Israeli ground operation in Rafah, a city where most of the Palestinian population has taken refuge, which Netanyahu describes as the "last stronghold" of the Islamist movement Hamas.
Despite numerous international warnings, Israel's prime minister insists the attacks will be carried out in the city, on the Palestinian enclave's closed border with Egypt.
"The attack will not be delayed even if a second ceasefire agreement is reached," he said.
By launching this operation, Netanyahu expressed his conviction that Israel will be a few weeks away from total victory over Hamas.
As talks on a second ceasefire resumed in Qatar, there was fresh shelling in Rafah yesterday, while fighting broke out in Khan Younis.
Since the outbreak of war on October 7, the Gaza Strip is suffering a massive humanitarian disaster, with the vast majority of the population at risk of starvation, as the UN points out.
About 300,000 people in the area are at risk of starvation, according to United Nations agency estimates.
Humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip, whose passage is subject to Israeli approval, mainly arrives via Egypt at Rafah. But shipments to the northern part of the enclave are virtually impossible due to destruction and fighting.
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