Gaza ceasefire talks to continue

Israel has vowed to press ahead with attacks on Rafah after saying that the terms of the Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire deal – accepted by Hamas - do not meet its demands

Gaza Strip
ISRAEL
West Bank

Mediterranean Sea
Mawasi safe zone

Al Rasheed Road
Deir el-Balah
Expanded humanitarian safe zone
ISRAEL
Khan Younis
Salah al-Din
GAZA STRIP 
Rafah
EGYPT
Evacuation zone
Rafah crossing
Kerem Shalom crossing 

May 6: Israel Defense Forces tell 100,000 civilians in eastern Rafah to evacuate to Maws safe zone

UN says around 450,000 displaced Palestinians are sheltering in Mawasi, in squalid conditions with few sanitation facilities

May 7: Israel tanks close Rafah crossing, vital aid route into Gaza Strip

Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, The Washington Post  ©GRAPHIC NEWS