Israeli forces have ordered residents of the central Rafah area of Palestine to evacuate to the northeast. Israel signaled a larger operation in Rafah, news agency AFP reported on Saturday (May 11).

Critics said the Israeli attack increases the risk of lakhs more people becoming homeless in Rafah. In addition, ground operations in the middle of Rafah will see further devastation. Many more people will become homeless. In this way, the Israeli forces will advance in the entire city.

Earlier last week, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ordered people in the eastern Rafah area to evacuate. They then took control of the Rafah crossing near the Egyptian border. The IDF said they were conducting "a thorough, precise operation" in Rafah.

The Israeli army said 300,000 people had left Rafah for the al-Mawasir humanitarian area after ordering people to evacuate the eastern town of Rafah last Monday. Earlier on Friday, the United Nations said that 100,000 people had left Rafa. Meanwhile, Israel yesterday ordered people to leave the eastern and northern areas of the city, except for central Rafah. Such instructions are given through leaflets, messages, phone calls, social media posts.

The Ministry of Health of Gaza reported yesterday that the number of people killed in Israel's attacks since October 7 has reached 34,971.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US pressure to end the attack on the town of Rafah. He said, there are top leaders of Hamas in Rafah. The power of Hamas is also there.

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has advised Australian MPs and dignitaries to use Burner mobile phones while traveling to India. The same advice has been issued to travelers from China and Ukraine. Warning, their phones can be hacked by the Chinese and Russians.

Australian media The Nightly reported this news in a report.

DFAT's message highlighted the tension between Australia and the Hindu nationalist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Recently, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) also said that in 2020, some of the spies involved in the conspiracy and their expulsion from Australia were Indian.

Australian rules require Australian VIPs to leave their mobile phones at home when traveling to countries outside the Five Ice alliance. However, the country's intelligence officers have emphasized this in the case of India.

DFAT officials did not comment on the security advisory.

Burner phone is a type of mobile that can generate temporary and anonymous numbers. Once used, the number can be deleted forever. These types of mobile phones are also cheap in price. Burner mobiles are purchased with prepaid minutes without a formal contract. These phones are especially used by drug dealers.

India has long been considered a friendly country by Australia. But the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijja in British Columbia, Canada last year and the attempted assassination of Sikh leader Pannun in the United States have created bitterness in India's relationship with the Five-Ice alliance and the Quad allies. Due to which the bitterness of the country is created with Australia.

The Five-Ice Alliance and the Quad Allies are Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

A prominent Australian who regularly travels to India, who did not want to be named, said he has been advised to take a Burner phone when traveling to India.

Ian Hall, professor of international relations at Griffith University and an India expert, said he hoped the security advice would lead Australia to a more pragmatic foreign policy towards India.

India's recent actions on such suggestions by citizens, summoning the Canadian ambassador, New Delhi's response to US requests, he said. He hopes India will move away from the over-hyped rhetoric seen in recent years to a more measured and interest-based policy. 

Thousands of people demonstrated in the Swedish city of Malmo against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Music Contest to protest the aggression in Gaza.

Protesters gathered in the central square of the Swedish host city on Saturday (May 11) and marched to the venue. They carried Palestinian flags and chanted "Eurovision united by genocide".

A protester told Al Jazeera it was unfair that a country "carrying out genocide" was allowed to attend the event and that Palestinian flags and scarves were confiscated by the Authority.

"Many people here in Malmo are from Palestine and many of their families are being hurt," he said. They feel angry about the situation and how the Swedish government and the city have handled the situation.

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Malmo, Paul Rice, said the protests had been relatively peaceful over the past few days, but several protesters were taken into police custody as they escalated.

He said several protesters entered here (Malmo Arena) secretly and started protesting with Palestinian flags. The police took them into boxes and took them one by one.

Police estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people attended the protest in Malmo on Saturday.

The Eurovision Song Contest kicks off at 7pm local time in the finals of the exciting song festival. Pro-Palestinian protesters have accused host European Broadcasting Union (EBU) authorities of double standards.

Russia was banned from Eurovision in 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine, but Israel has seen a different picture.

Eurovision organizers refer to the annual event as apolitical. Israel's competitor Eden Golan confirmed last March that it would take part, rejecting calls for Israel to drop out.

143 countries, including Bangladesh, have voted in the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. 9 countries voted against. And 25 countries abstained from voting. AP news.

The resolution was tabled at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday (May 10).

It said, "Let there be another vote in the Security Council in favor of the creation of an independent Palestinian state." Do you have support in this?

143 countries agreed to this proposal. The General Assembly called on the Security Council to become the 194th member of the United Nations by majority vote.

Earlier, on April 18, despite widespread support, the path of recognition of Palestine as a member state of the United Nations was blocked by the veto of the United States.

US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said on Thursday that the Biden administration opposed the proposal.

The United States was among nine countries that voted against it, including Israel.