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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 10, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 10, 2014
IDF tells 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate homes
IDF informs Palestinian citizens in towns along the Gaza Strip border with Israel to evacuate their homes quickly, ahead of military action in the area.
The areas include Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, Abasan al-Kabera, and Abasan al-Saghira in the northern Gaza Strip east of Khan Yunis. Over 100,000 people are said to reside in these cities.
The IDF made similar demands during operations Pillar of Defense and Cast Lead, as well as during the 2006 Lebanon War, generally ahead of an airstrike of a particular area.
Hamas asks citizens not to heed the calls to leave the area that many have received during the past few hours.
— Avi Issacharoff
