IDF tells Gaza residents: ‘Don’t go near Hamas’

The IDF is currently broadcasting radio messages on multiple frequencies to the Gaza Strip, warning residents to keep away from Hamas fighters.

“For your safety, get away from Hamas and their hiding places. Don’t go near them. They’re endangering your lives. For your safety, don’t let them near your homes, don’t let them hide in your homes,” the army’s Arabic-language radio message said.

Palestinians carry an injured man outside the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib /Flash90)

“The Israel Defense Forces is going to attack buildings used for terror attacks. Anyone in these buildings is putting their lives in danger. You’ve been warned,” it added.

Hamas’s own television stations are not reporting detailed news reports on the ongoing fighting, preferring propaganda music and other content, so many Gaza residents are tuning in to Israeli media to follow the ongoing fighting, according to Channel 2 news correspondent Ehud Ya’ari.