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Some 150,000 Gazans have fled from Rafah since the start of the week, fearing an Israeli advance into the city, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) posted on X on Saturday. However, the Israel Defense Forces say an estimated 300,000 people had followed the evacuation orders since the beginning of the week, in a statement that could not be independently verified. Israel has now expanded its calls on residents of Rafah to include those in the centre and other parts of the city, telling them to move to the town of Al-Mawasi on the Mediterranean coast. The arm…