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Saturday, July 27, 2024
IDF issues fresh evacuation orders, citing intelligence Hamas operating in south Gaza humanitarian zone
The IDF issues fresh evacuation orders to Gazans in the southern city of Khan Younis, citing intelligence that Hamas is operating in the designated humanitarian zone.
In a statement, the military notes the adjustments to the boundaries of the humanitarian zone and calls on Palestinians sheltering in the area to temporarily evacuate to the adapted zone in al-Mawasi.
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The IDF warns that it will carry out forceful strikes against the terror group’s operatives and infrastructure in the area.
In a message relayed via SMS, voice messages, phone calls and media broadcasts, the military instructs civilians in specific areas of the humanitarian zone to move elsewhere, warning that “remaining in the area has become dangerous.”
A military source says hospitals in the area do not need to evacuate, and that the IDF has communicated this to Palestinian health officials and officials in the international community.
The IDF issued similar orders last week, adjusting the boundaries of the Israel-designated humanitarian zone in Khan Younis ahead of an operation that saw the extraction of the bodies of five Israelis who were murdered and seized by Hamas terrorists on October 7.
