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An ode to Rafah, as Israel orders the city to evacuate once again

Palestinians flee their homes after the Israel army issued evacuation orders for a number of neighborhoods, following heavy Israeli strikes, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Doaa el-Baz/apaimages)Last week Israel ordered the evacuation of Rafah, the very place that has been a refuge for millions of Palestinians, including myself. As I read the news, the memories of my displacement to Rafah came flooding back.

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