Civilians flee to south Gaza after Israel’s evacuation order
Residents of north Gaza have begun to flee south of the Wadi Gaza River after an evacuation call from the Israeli military. Palestinian militant group Hamas has rejected the order as concerns mount over the possibility of an Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip.
Israel has given the roughly 1.1 million residents of north Gaza around 24 hours to leave before a deadline near midnight local time, the U.N. said. The Israel Defense Forces, who have yet to confirm plans for a ground offensive, only say the evacuation should be carried out as soon as possible. The Israeli military has amassed troops at the border with Gaza over the week and cites its primary objective remains to strip away the military capabilities of Hamas.
Human rights agencies have decried the evacuation, threatening to compound the existing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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