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Sunday, October 15, 2023
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Sunday, October 15, 2023
IDF emphasizes again that north Gazans must evacuate ahead of ‘significant military operations’
Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million in northern Gaza and Gaza City to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground operation, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces emphasizes again that residents of northern Gaza should heed the warning to evacuate to the southern part of the Strip, with Israel set to begin “significant military operations.”
“The important thing here to focus on is that we will commence significant military operations only once we see that civilians have left the area,” Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus tells CNN.
“It’s really important that people in Gaza know we’ve been very, very generous with the time. We have given ample warning, more than 25 hours… I cannot stress more than enough to say now is the time for Gazans to leave,” he says.
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