Israel issues new evacuation orders for Rafah amid expanding offensive in packed city
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![TOPSHOT - A woman and boy walk with belongings past barbed-wire fences as they flee from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 11, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) People carry their belongings as they walk past barbed-wire fence.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7201738.1715452488!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2151914824.jpg)
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the heavily populated central area, in defiance of growing pressure amid the war from the U.S. and others.