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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Hamas slams UNRWA for ‘colluding’ with Israel in southward movement of Gazans
Palestinians on donkey carts hold up white flags while fleeing Gaza City on Nov. 8, 2023. (AP/Abed Khaled)
Hamas angrily accuses the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees of “colluding” with Israel in the “forced displacement” of residents of Gaza.
“UNRWA and its officials bear responsibility for this humanitarian catastrophe, in particular the residents of the Gaza [City] area and north of it” who are moving along IDF-arranged displacement routes to flee south, says Salama Maruf, head of the media bureau of Hamas.
For weeks Israel has been urging residents of the northern part of the Strip to move south ahead of its now-intense ground operation. Over the past few days, the IDF has secured humanitarian corridors to enable residents to head southward safely, infuriating Hamas.
