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Many Palestinians are fleeing eastern parts of Rafah, after the Israeli military ordered their evacuation before starting an operation in the southern Gaza city. Almost seven months into its war against Hamas, senior Israeli government and military figures have insisted that victory is impossible without a full-scale ground assault on Rafah. In March, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was intending to evacuate most, if not all, of the civilians in Rafah ahead of major offensive and send them to “humanitarian islands” in central Gaza where aid and tents would be provided.

EU fears for Palestinian lives after Binyamin Netanyahu warns ceasefire proposal agreed to by Hamas does not meet Israel’s demands

Article: Are the Brown Shirts Back? Fascism at the Colleges and Universities in the US? - This is a response to the university professors calling in law enforcement to crack down on protest against cruelty and injustice. What is anti-democratic?

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by <strong>Imogen Dewey</strong>

The UN children’s agency says a full-scale war with Israel would affect 1.3m children in Lebanon