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Friday, August 23, 2024
After rockets fired at Sderot, IDF calls on Palestinians to evacuate to west of Gaza City
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Following rocket fire from the northern Gaza Strip at the southern city of Sderot an hour ago, the military is calling on Palestinians in the Atatra area to evacuate and head to “shelters west of Gaza City.”
Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, publishes a map of the zones that need to be evacuated.
#عاجل ‼️ نداء الي كل المتواجدين في بلوكات: 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1746, 1751 في حارات السلاطين، العطاطرة والسيفا، الكرامة والغبن
⭕️على خلفية اطلاق قذائف صاروخية بشكل متواصل من قبل حماس والمنظمات الإرهابية من منطقتكم، سيعمل جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي بقوة ضد تلك… pic.twitter.com/Wl526ZGaGL
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) August 23, 2024
He says that the military will “forcefully operate” against Hamas and other terror groups in the area, following the rocket fire.
Two rockets were launched at Sderot in the attack, with one being intercepted and the other impacting an open area.
The IDF in recent months has repeatedly issued evacuation orders for areas from which terrorists launched rockets at Israel.
