Israel orders the evacuation of Rafah, forcing 40,000 people to relocate.

A family leaves Gaza.
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The Israeli army has ordered the population of Rafah, in southern Gaza, to leave the area. Some 40,000 people have been forced to move in cars, bicycles, and trailers loaded to the brim with their belongings. Many had returned to rebuild their homes under the ceasefire.

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