Israel’s military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defense official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government spokesperson said Israel was “moving ahead” with a ground operation but gave no timeline.
The defense official said Israel’s Defence Ministry had bought 40,000 tents, each with the capacity for 10 to 12 people, to house Palestinians relocated from Rafah in advance of an assault.
A video circulating online appeared to show rows of square white tents being built in Khan Younis, a city some 5 km (3 miles) from Rafah. Reuters could not verify the video but reviewed images from satellite company Maxar Technologies, which showed tent camps on Khan Younis land that had been vacant weeks ago.An Israeli government source said Netanyahu’s war cabinet planned to meet in the coming […]
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