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Netanyahu, who has vowed to continue ground attacks, has no concrete plan to protect civilians.
More than a million Palestinians sheltered around the southern city of Rafah are braced for an offensive by the Israeli army and have nowhere to hide inside Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to develop a plan to evacuate the city and destroy four battalions of Hamas, which claims to be stationed there.
Where is Rafah and how is the situation there?
The city of Rafah is located in the south of Gaza, right on the border with Egypt. Israel began intensive attacks, following the first Hamas bombings on October 7. Netanyahu told residents in Gaza to evacuate to "safe areas" in the south of the territory, with 1.4 million Palestinians believed to have taken refuge in Rafah. But already, aid agencies have warned that many people could be killed and that they have nowhere to shelter.
Why is Israel targeting Rafah?
Military analyst Charlie Herbert told Sky News that after operations in northern Gaza, central Gaza and Khan Younis, the IDF is turning its attention to Rafah and the Hamas battalions believed to be there.
"Israel seeks to destroy or defeat the remaining elements of Hamas and will persist until they achieve their goal. The Palestinians displaced to take refuge in the city have nowhere to go. The number of victims will increase," said Maj. Gen. Herbert.
He adds that the international community has condemned this imminent offensive by Israel and has no idea how the IDF will deal with this number of civilians.
What do world leaders and politicians say?
US President Joe Biden is said to be exasperated with Netanyahu's failure to change tactics in Gaza and his insistence on not reaching a cease-fire and resolution.
More than 28,000 people have been killed by Israeli forces. He expressed concern that Netanyahu has no concrete plan to protect civilians, who vowed to continue ground attacks.
While the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, said that the United Kingdom is "very concerned" about the situation in Rafah and has called on Israel to "stop and think seriously" before taking further action.
Meanwhile, two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat told him that Egypt had threatened to suspend the peace treaty with Israel if troops were sent to Rafah.
Egypt worries the fighting could push Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula and force the closure of Gaza's main aid supply route./ Adapted "Pamphlet", obtained by "Sky News"
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