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Some black smoke has been on the horizon. Western and arab leaders have repeatedly warned against a major Ground Operation in rafah, because of the large numbers of palestinians sheltering there. Israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, insists the move is necessary. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has the latest. Already were seeing people fleeing from this area in the east of rafah. Theyre getting into their cars with their belongings, into donkey carts as well, some of them heading to the west. Others may be heeding the israeli order to go to these two tent cities, al mawasi and khan younis. And the Israeli Military is stressing that what is planned here is a limited offensive, that it will happen in a gradual way. Now, hamas has come out already, though, saying that this is a dangerous escalation ....
Because of the prospect of high numbers of civilian casualties. Meanwhile, officials from israel and its closest ally, the us, have been Holding Meetings to discuss alternative, more focused plans. Its not yet clear if the new Evacuation Orders are part of those. Lets speak to james elder whos a spokesperson for the United NationsChildrens Fund also known as unicef. Juan tell us what you think the impact will be of this evacuation. Absolutely devastating. You have families in rafah, their Coping Capacity has been smashed, this is six months of injuring this wall, moving many times, probably having lost a home already, the children are malnourished, they have already been living in conditions with one sho ....