(Ynet News-Jerusalem Post) Yoav Zitun - The IDF on Monday began evacuating the population in Rafah neighborhoods, following the collapse of the hostage deal negotiations. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit told the Gazan population in Arabic, "The IDF is expanding the humanitarian zone in Al-Mawasi and is calling on the population to temporarily evacuate from the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah to the expanded humanitarian space." The IDF dropped instructions for the evacuation via designated routes for residents in eastern Rafah to reach the safe areas prepared by the military near Al-Mawasi. The IDF estimates that 100,000 Palestinians reside in the evacuated area. The move isn't a wide-scale evacuation of the entire Rafah area. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said, "The expanded humanitarian zone includes field hospitals, tents, and increased quantities of food, water, medications, and additional supplies. In addition, in cooperation with international organizations and other countries, the IDF enables the expansion of the scope of humanitarian aid entering the Strip." The area being evacuated includes the area where the rockets were fired from that killed 4 Israeli soldiers on Sunday in the Kerem Shalom area.
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