The Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed the latest death toll of the Israeli Occupation’s aggression against Gaza, with the number of martyrs rising to 28,064 in addition to 67,611 injured since Oct. 7, 2023.

The Ministry added that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 117 Palestinians in the past 24 hours only.

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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his army on Friday to prepare an "evacuation plan" for civilians from Rafah, with the United States and the United Nations expressing concerns about an Israeli attack on this city - where more than a million Palestinians have gathered after destruction ensued in the rest of the Strip.

The US State Department warned this week that "carrying out a similar operation now, without planning and little thought, in an area inhabited by a million people, would be a disaster."

In a rare criticism of Israel, US President Joe Biden said that "the response in Gaza...is over the top.”

The Israeli Occupation Forces’ (IOF) preparations for a military operation in Rafah, Gaza began weeks ago, and the army has already approved a plan that includes evacuating the large numbers of displaced Palestinians there - as reported by “Yedioth Ahronoth”.

Reuters reported earlier that the “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to develop a dual plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah and defeat the remaining Hamas forces.

Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that Tel Aviv is on its way to achieving victory in Gaza within months, indicating that the solution lies in decisive victory and rooting Hamas out the Gaza Strip.

He pointed out that "the military operation in Mosul took the United States 9 months, and there were no tunnels," and that "victory cannot be achieved in the presence of Hamas."

Netanyahu emphasized that "eliminating Hamas and ensuring disarmament in Gaza are two demands agreed upon by the majority of Israelis."

Regarding ceasefire negotiations and ongoing prisoner exchanges, he said: "We have not committed to any promises in the proposed deal, and negotiations are ongoing. We have committed to providing the minimum humanitarian aid to Gaza, which is a fundamental condition for the continuation of the war."

Netanyahu said: "We are progressing step by step towards decisive victory, and this requires unity. Whoever wants unity must work for it."