Israeli troops could be seen clearing ground and building watch towers in parts of Gaza they have seized in recent days in a renewed offensive that the United Nations says has already captured or depopulated two-thirds of the enclave.
The army has issued repeated evacuation warnings to hundreds of thousands Palestinians in southern, central and northern areas since it resumed attacks in Gaza on March 18, forcing them into a diminishing space limited by the sea.
According to the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA, the total area seized by Israel or placed under evacuation orders now covers 65 percent of Gaza. In Rafah alone, 140,000 people have been displaced over the past two weeks, according to the International Rescue Committee aid group.