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The comments exposed the growing differences between the close allies on the 100th day of the war.

An attack on Rafah is unlikely to help Israel achieve its second objective of eliminating Hamas any time soon.

Hamas's abrupt acceptance of the cease-fire deal came hours after Israel ordered an evacuation of some 100,000 Palestinians from eastern neighborhoods of Rafah, signaling an invasion was imminent.

The announcement came hours after Israel's military said it ordered some 100,000 people to evacuate the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

In a separate statement, Hamas insisted it maintained a "positive and responsible approach" towards the negotiations and said it was determined to reach an agreement.

The attack came shortly after the head of the U.N. World Food Program asserted "full-blown famine" in badly hit northern Gaza.