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Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as U.N. says more than 150,000 have fled

A spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces on Saturday told Palestinians in further areas of Rafah, as well as parts of northern Gaza, to evacuate.

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Updated May 11, 2024 at 4:32 a.m. EDT|Published May 11, 2024 at 3:13 a.m. EDT
Internally displaced Palestinians leave with their belongings following an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Friday. (Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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Israel has issued evacuation orders for further neighborhoods in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, as it appears set to expand its operations there despite international concern.

The Israel Defense Forces’ Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, told people in parts of eastern Rafah to evacuate north to the Mawasi area early Saturday, despite warnings from U.N. officials that Mawasi lacks the infrastructure to support more displaced people.