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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Sanad Verification Agency, Federica Marsi

Israel increased Rafah demolition to prepare for Gaza forced transfer plan

Palestinians carry a man injured trying to get aid, to a hospital in Rafah on June 16, 2025, the same day that 20 people waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire, according to Gaza Civil Defense [AFP]

Demolition operations being conducted by Israel in Gaza’s southern Rafah Governorate have been stepped up sharply, an investigation by Al Jazeera’s Sanad investigations unit has found.

Israel’s defence ministry has announced a plan to relocate 600,000 people into what observers say would be “concentration camps” in the area in southern Gaza, with plans to expand this to the Strip’s entire population.

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