Israel Orders Thousands More to Evacuate Rafah
As ground operations intensified, Israeli forces dropped leaflets over the southeastern part of the Rafah district in mid-May 2026, ordering residents to evacuate. Al Jazeera reported that a subsequent evacuation order was issued on May 16, forcing an estimated 10,000 civilians to flee the city as hospitals faced imminent collapse due to fuel shortages and escalating bombardment.
Displaced: 10000
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