Palestinians set for evacuation head towards Rafah crossing

A convoy carrying Palestinians set for evacuation, along with those accompanying them, left the Red Crescent Field Hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis on Tuesday (February 10), heading towards Rafah border crossing.

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Trump's proposed Gaza plan includes Hamas disarmament, further Israeli withdrawal and deploying an international peacekeeping force.
Hamas has long rejected disarmament, making the plan's next phase politically and militarily difficult.
The Gaza war has caused heavy casualties, with over 1,200 deaths in Israel from the Oct 7 attacks and more than 71,000 Palestinians killed.

The Rafah crossing is the only exit and entry point for nearly all of Gaza's more than 2 million residents. Its limited reopening on February 2 was a key element of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Israel-Hamas war.

The next phase of Trump's Gaza plan calls for resolving complex issues such as Hamas disarmament, which the group has long rejected, a further Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the deployment of an international peacekeeping force.

The Gaza war started with the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on southern Israel that killed more than 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. The Palestinian death toll in Gaza now exceeds 71,000, according to Palestinian health ministry data.