Israel announced, on Monday, its intention to carry out what it called a “huge activity” in the city of Rafah, the far south of the Gaza Strip, after the Palestinians were evacuated to the western area of the city.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz told the official Broadcasting Corporation: “Of course, we will move in Rafah (on the border with Egypt) and before the massive activity, we will evacuate the citizens from there, not to the north, but to the western region,” he said.

He added, "When we have to move in Rafah, I do not see a gap between the United States and Israel, including the evacuation of civilians."