Live Updates: Israel army proposes evacuation plan as PM vows Rafah invasion

07:51 GMT - Israel's military proposed a plan for "evacuating" civilians from Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a ground invasion of the Palestinian territory's southern city Rafah was necessary for "total victory".

Foreign governments and aid organisations have repeatedly expressed fears that such an offensive will inflict mass civilian casualties in Rafah, where around 1.4 million Palestinians -- most of them displaced from other areas -- have converged. It is also the entry point for desperately needed aid, brought in via neighbouring Egypt.

Israel's military "presented the War Cabinet with a plan for evacuating the population from areas of fighting in Gaza, and with the upcoming operational plan", a statement in Hebrew from Netayahu's office said Monday.