From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 17, 2024
IDF issues fresh evacuation orders for central Gaza
The Israeli military is calling on Palestinians in the Maghazi area of central Gaza to evacuate and head to the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone.
Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, publishes a list of the zones that need to be evacuated alongside the announcement.
He says that the military will “forcefully operate” against terror groups in the area, following recent rocket attacks.
The IDF previously operated with ground forces in Maghazi earlier this year.
#عاجل ‼️ الي كل المتواجدين في بلوكات 2232, 2340, 2343, 2245, 2244 ,2243, 2242, 2241, 2240 في منطقة المغازي وحارات صلاح الدين، الفاروق والأمل
⭕️على خلفية اطلاق قذائف صاروخية بشكل متواصل من قبل حماس والمنظمات الإرهابية من منطقتكم، سيعمل جيش الدفاع ضد تلك العناصر الإرهابية بقوة… pic.twitter.com/M2YXukWupr
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) August 17, 2024
Meanwhile, 10 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Zawayda in central Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reports.
The IDF had not yet commented on the strike.
The Times of Israel Community.