Israel steps up attacks on Rafah as Hamas changes stance on ceasefire
A sense of panic swept through Rafah, southern Gaza, on Monday after Israel issued an evacuation order for parts of the city, which has become home to more than a million Palestinians seeking refuge from seven months of war .People dismantled their tents in the pouring rain. Fuel and food prices skyrocketed. And some weighed the potential risk of staying against the dangers of traveling through a war zone. “If we have to leave, we will enter the unknown,” said Nidal Kuhail, 29, a resident of Gaza City and refugee in Rafah with his family. “Will we have somewhere to…