
Middle East crisis live: Israel orders Rafah evacuation; return to ceasefire between Israel and Hamas essential, says EU | Israel-Gaza war
Israel orders Rafah evacuation The Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. Earlier this month, Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its air and ground war against the Hamas militant group. As Associated Press reports, Israel launched a major operation in…