Hamas: Any Israeli attack on Rafah will undermine the exchange negotiations. About 1.3 million displaced people gather in Rafah, which borders Egypt.
Israeli army ordered civilians to head south before launching previous attacks on cities in the Gaza Strip, but at the present time there is no clear escape, and relief agencies say many may die. Netanyahu's office said that he ordered the army to develop a plan to evacuate Rafah and eliminate 4 Hamas brigades that he says are deployed there.