Aid agencies say the workers were killed and buried in a mass grave in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Residents described being shot at along the evacuation route.

Displaced Palestinians, who flee from Rafah, arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday, March 31, 2025, after the Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of Rafah | AP Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders in Rafah,

IDF spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee told residents in various districts of Rafah to evacuate ahead of IDF operations in the area Monday morning. He warned that "the IDF is returning to fight with great force to eliminate the capabilities of terrorist organizations in these areas.