Civilians ordered to flee eastern Rafah as Israel begins invasion - in pictures

An Israeli soldier directs a tank near Israel's border with southern Gaza. Getty Images
An Israeli soldier stands on a tank in southern Israel. Getty Images
People flee the eastern parts of Rafah ahead of a threatened Israeli incursion. Reuters
Palestinians leave ahead of a threatened assault on Rafah. Reuters
Palestinians search for casualties in the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah. AFP
Palestinians carry an injured man who was pulled from the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah. AFP
Mourners next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza. Reuters
Mourners at Abu Yousef El-Najjar Hospital in Rafah. Reuters