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  06 May 2024, 12:03

Israel army says east Rafah evacuation a 'limited scope operation'

JERUSALEM, May 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The Israeli army on Monday said its operation to begin evacuating residents of eastern Rafah in the Palestinian territory of Gaza was temporary and limited.

"This morning ... we began a limited scope operation to temporarily evacuate residents in the eastern part of Rafah," a military spokesman told journalists in an online briefing. "This is a limited scope operation."