Netanyahu promises Rafah civilians'safe' evacuation. More than a million Palestinians have taken refuge there and the international community is concerned about their protection.
The population of this town in the far south of the coastal territory, near the Egyptian border, has increased more than fivefold in recent weeks. The Israeli Prime Minister said he had to be "cautious with Hamas statistics". “We have killed and injured more than 20,000 Hamas terrorists, including around 12,000 fighters” he said.