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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Thousands of Gazans using corridor to move south, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces says thousands of Palestinians are evacuating northern Gaza via a humanitarian corridor on Salah a-Din road.
The IDF publishes video footage showing the movement of civilians southward, many of whom can be seen carrying white flags and holding their hands in the air.
החל מהשעה 10:00 אלפי תושבים מצפון הרצועה נענו לקריאות צה״ל ועושים בשעה זו את דרכם לדרום הרצועה, מדרום לנחל עזה, דרך כביש צלאח אלדין. pic.twitter.com/JZeq3HyUaL
— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי – Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) November 8, 2023
Crowd sizes appear to match those seen yesterday, when an estimated 15,000 people moved south, according to the UN.
More residents from North Gaza are moving towards the south. Residents from East Shati RC, which has been relentlessly bombed, sought refuge at Al-Shifa, which is already sheltering tens of thousands. Finding no available space there, they made the decision to head further south. pic.twitter.com/RmVi0YlYUT
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) November 8, 2023
The corridor will remain open until 2 p.m.
