Militant group has told mediators it is accepting Qatari-Egyptian proposal as Israeli officials suggests ‘softened’ deal not acceptable to Israel

Many Palestinians are fleeing eastern parts of Rafah, after the Israeli military ordered their evacuation before starting an operation in the southern Gaza city. On Monday the military told the tens of thousands of people affected to begin heading towards an “expanded humanitarian area" to the north,

Israel’s army has told Palestinians to temporarily evacuate from parts of Rafah in southern Gaza, signaling that a ground invasion is imminent. People were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast.