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

No injuries or damage reported in rocket attack; warning comes a day after military ordered all Palestinians to leave Rafah as fighting intensifies The post IDF issues evacuation order for northern Gaza cities after rocket fired at Sderot appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Last May, Israel launched a major operation in Rafah, on the border with Egypt, leaving large parts in ruins. The military seized a strategic corridor along the border as well as the Rafah crossing with Egypt, Gaza’s only gateway to the outside world that was not controlled by Israel.