UN says nowhere in Gaza is safe

A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2023 shows flares fired by the Israeli army over the northern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing war with Hamas.  (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2023 shows flares fired by the Israeli army over the northern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing war with Hamas. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

The United Nations issued a warning that “nowhere is safe” in Gaza amid stepped-up Israeli air raids in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive.

“People are left with nothing but impossible choices. Nowhere is safe in Gaza,” Lynne Hastings, UN humanitarian coordinator for the territory, says in a statement.

Israel has urged people in northern Gaza to move to the south, but has also said anywhere that terrorists or their infrastructure can be found is a legitimate target.

The IDF said overnight it had hit a rocket launch site in southern Gaza that was hidden between a mosque and a kindergarten.

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