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The comments were among the first indications of the Israeli military’s plans for civilians in case of a major ground maneuver in Rafah, which the Biden administration has urged Israel to forgo.

Israel has said it plans to target Hamas fighters in Rafah, where a million civilians have sought shelter, an invasion the U.S. has warned against.

An Israeli military official said that if an invasion were to begin in Rafah, an Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” along the coast would be expanded to take in more civilians.

The IDF’s attack on food aid workers in Gaza is roiling Washington—and having a chilling effect on everyone working to stave off starvation.

Non-profit organizations are providing meals, clothing, shelter, and other necessary items to displaced populations in both Israel and the Gaza Strip, helping to relieve some of the difficulties.

Recent weeks saw a major uptick in violence across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Just six weeks after the last round of escalations in Gaza and fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in which 47 Palestinians were killed, and in the midst of ongoing clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem, the Israeli army has expanded its months-long crackdown against militants and other resistance elements in the West Bank.