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Shows in many parts of the world. Hello im sarah campbell. Lets start in the middle east israels military has ordered more residents in parts of Eastern Rafah to evacuate the crowded city in gaza. Its told them to go here muwasi. This is the scene live at that location, which has been labelled an expanded humanitarian area by the Israel Defence forces. In a separate Evacuation Order on Monday Thousands were told to leave rafah, ahead of what israel called a limited operation. Theres been fighting in parts since. These developments have happened as a long awaited Us Government report has criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. Lets cross over to rafah to speak to sam rose director of planning at the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa. Thank you forjoining us. Can we talk about the Evacuation Orders, people being asked, thousands of peop
Weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. But the carefully worded review by the state Department Said it did not have complete information in its assessment and concluded that the findings shouldnt stop more us Weapons Shipments to israel. Its been a difficult week for us israel relations. President biden said the us could suspend certain Arms Shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion into rafah a densly populated area where over1 million civilians are sheltering and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Our state Department Correspondent tom bateman sent this update. This report has been three months in the making. It was ordered by the white house back in february with President Biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from part of his democratic base, over the way that american weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza. And what we have so f