Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu

The Netanyahu government claims it is voluntary. That the new “humanitarian city” in al-Mawasi will shelter 600,000 people at first, then perhaps over 2 million.

Plans first suggested by defence minister propose keeping 600,000 Palestinians in area and not allowing them to leave.

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 has agreed to significantly decrease its force presence in Gaza during the 60-day truce currently under discussion, according to an Arab diplomat and a source involved in mediation efforts, who tell The Times of Israel that the softened stance opens the door for an agreement in the coming days.

Philippe Lazzarini – head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, which has been banned by Israel – asked last week if the plan would result in a “second Nakba”. The term refers to the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 establishment of the state of Israel.

Israeli media reports that the country’s defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt.

The ICRC responds quickly and efficiently to help people affected by armed conflict.

Sources tell MEE Hamas rejects Israeli proposal of staying in Rafah, fearing 'concentration camp' plan to facilitate mass displacement

As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks.

New maps still envision 2 KM buffer zone around Rafah, where Israel is planning controversial 'humanitarian city' that terror group aims to thwart; Trump still bullish a deal can be reached