Israeli forces order evacuation of residents from Tal Al-Sultan of Gaza’s Rafah

CAIRO – 23 March 2025: The Israeli army issued an order on Sunday for the immediate and full evacuation of the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah, southern Gaza, designating the area as a “dangerous combat zone.”

Israeli forces have resumed attacks on Gaza since last week, breaking a ceasefire that had allowed for the release of dozens of captives taken by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attacks.

Extensive airstrikes have targeted several parts of the enclave and ground operations have been renewed, resulting in over 600 fatalities among Gazans. The US has expressed “full support for Israel and the Israeli army in the actions they’ve taken in recent days.”

The Israeli army instructed residents of Tal Al-Sultan to walk to the so-called “humanitarian area” in Al-Mawasi, according to the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA).

Al-Mawasi has experienced mass killings of civilians by the Israeli army over the course of the war besides lacking essential infrastructure, including water, leading to the spread of diseases.

Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly evacuated residents from various areas and also launched assaults without warnings, killing nearly 50,000 fatalities, most of whom are women and children, and forcing most of the population to leave their homes.