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IDF tells Gaza residents to leave northern Strip using evacuation corridors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

14 October 2023, 9:06 am Edit
Palestinians flee from northern Gaza to the south after the Israeli army issued an unprecedented evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million people in northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground incursion in response to deadly Hamas attack, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Palestinians flee from northern Gaza to the south after the Israeli army issued an unprecedented evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million people in northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground incursion in response to deadly Hamas attack, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

In an Arabic message, the Israel Defense Forces tells residents of the northern Gaza Strip that they should move to the southern part of the enclave using evacuation corridors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

“If you care about yourself and your loved ones, go south as instructed,” the military says. “Rest assured that Hamas leaders have taken care of themselves and are taking cover from strikes in the region.”

The IDF has notified the United Nations that the entire Palestinian population north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to the southern Strip.

The message indicated that the IDF could be readying to launch a ground invasion after a week of aerial bombardment in response to the massive Hamas onslaught last Saturday.

Hamas terrorists killed 1,300 people, the vast majority of them civilians.

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