Palestinian Authority urges US intervention to halt Israel's planned Rafah invasion

Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Rafah on Monday (May 6). - Photo: Reuters

RAMALLAH (Bernama-Anadolu): The Palestinian Authority (PA) said Monday (May 6) that it is engaged in intensive contacts to halt Israeli plans to invade Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army issued immediate evacuation orders on Monday for Palestinians in the eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah and called on them to move to the town of al-Mawasi in southern Gaza.