Israel Orders Mass Exodus of 1 Million Palestinians Ahead of Invasion
Israel Orders Mass Exodus of 1 Million Palestinians Ahead of Invasion
Israel Orders Mass Exodus , of 1 Million Palestinians , Ahead of Invasion.
On October 13, Palestinians fled from northern Gaza after Israel announced an impending ground invasion against the controlling Hamas militant group.
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Associated Press reports that Israel's military ordered an estimated one million people to evacuate into the southern part of the occupied territory.
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The United Nations called on Israel to reverse the order, stating that roughly half of the Gaza population fleeing simultaneously would be dangerous.
The United Nations called on Israel to reverse the order, stating that roughly half of the Gaza population fleeing simultaneously would be dangerous.
AP reports that as Palestinians traveled down a central road out of Gaza City, Israel continued to strike the area.
The Gaza Health Ministry said that an estimated 1,800 people have been killed in the days since an October 7 Hamas attack which claimed the lives of over 1,300 Israelis.
The Gaza Health Ministry said that an estimated 1,800 people have been killed in the days since an October 7 Hamas attack which claimed the lives of over 1,300 Israelis.
Since the attack, Israel has conducted round-the-clock airstrikes on Gaza, where Hamas has held some 150 people hostage.
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The camouflage of the terrorists is the civil population.
Therefore, we need to separate them.
So those who want to save their life, please go south, Yoav Gallant, Israeli Defense Minister, via Associated Press.
AP reports that the evacuation, which impacts some 1.1 million people, would require the entire population to cram into the southern half of the territory.
AP reports that the evacuation, which impacts some 1.1 million people, would require the entire population to cram into the southern half of the territory.
According to U.N.
Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, the evacuation is impossible to stage without "devastating humanitarian consequences.".
Dujarric called on Israel to rescind the evacuation order, claiming that carrying it out could , "transform what is already a tragedy, into a calamitous situation.".
Dujarric called on Israel to rescind the evacuation order, claiming that carrying it out could , "transform what is already a tragedy, into a calamitous situation."