IDF chief vows that 'the only thing that can stop us from advancing is the release of our hostages,' as troops launch new offensive, accompanied by heavy airstrikes

Aid agencies say the workers were killed and buried in a mass grave in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Residents described being shot at along the evacuation route.

The Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Monday for most of Rafah and suggested it may soon launch another ground operation in the city.

Israeli forces issued a new evacuation order for Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city. An NBC News crew spoke with people fleeing toward the Muwasi tent camp in Khan Younis.

Civil Defense retrieves bodies of 8 medics, 5 civil defense workers, UN staff member from Rafah after Israeli bombardment - Anadolu Ajansı

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city.

It is the biggest such order since Israel resumed its offensive in the Palestinian territory earlier this month.

Hundreds of thousands of Gazans have fled Rafah and sought shelter in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war.