India, May 6 -- Ahead of an imminent Israeli military operation in Rafah, IDF urged residents in the eastern part of the Gaza region to evacuate immediately.
Military planes reportedly dropped leaflets containing evacuation orders.
According to the military, it was a "limited scope operation to temporarily evacuate" people from Rafah's Al-Shawka municipality and the neighborhoods of Al-Salam, Al-Jneina, Tiba Zaraa, and Al-Bayouk.
A statement by the Pentagon says U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to discuss the ongoing hostage negotiations, humanitarian assistance efforts, and Rafah.
Austin "stressed the need for any potential Israeli military operation in Rafah to include a credible ...