The IDF said it would use leaflets, text messages and phone calls to encourage civilians to move to a nearby 'humanitarian area'. It comes after Israel's defence minister said the order to attack the southernmost city of Rafah will be given 'very soon'.
The UK's former ambassador to Libya and Jordan has said Israel's idea of moving people in Rafah to safety is a 'fantasy'. Peter Millett told Sky News that Gaza has been 'obliterated' so moving people who are already living in tents to somewhere else is near impossible. 'There are no safe spaces any more and I think we will see more destruction and deaths of innocent people,' he said.
'Benjamin Netanyahu, I believe, does not want a ceasefire. He does not want a deal. He knows that as soon as there is a ceasefire or a pause in fighting there will be pressure for an election and he will lose that election and corruption charges against him will be renewed,' he said.'He wants to hang onto his position as leader, he has been very good at it for 20 years and that is his main objective, not the best interests of his people. 'It is the same with the Hamas leadership.
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