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, a warning that leaves more than 1 million people to decide whether to abandon their homes. Hamas urged Gazans to ignore it.
NBC News’ Lester Holt, Richard Engel, Raf Sanchez, Kelly Cobiella, Matt Bradley, Ellison Barber, Chantal Da Silva and Josh Lederman are reporting from the region.The leaflets gently floated from the sky early today, but the message for Palestinians living in Gaza City couldn’t have been more forceful.
However, IDF spokesperson Brigadier General Daniel Hagari clarified in a statement that there is no security incident in Metula, which has a population of fewer than 2,000 and is the northernmost town in Israel. "If you care about yourself and your loved ones, you should head south according to our instructions," the spokesperson wrote."Be sure that Hamas leaders only care about protecting themselves in preparation for strikes in the area.
“In addition, IDF soldiers thwarted terrorist cells and infrastructure located in the area, including a Hamas cell that fired anti-tank missiles toward Israeli territory,” the statement said. When they didn't hear from the 20-year-old, however, they panicked. The family's fears were confirmed when government officials visited their house Monday to say that"Hamas has him," Amit Shemtov said.
Yesterday, the Israeli army has ordered more than 1 million people in northern Gaza to leave their homes within 24 hours and move south, amid growing concerns of a ground offensive.During a protest in support of Palestinians in Lebanon, Hezbollah Deputy Chief Naim Qassem said the group is prepared to get involved in the conflict despite calls from Arab nations and others not to do so.
Terrorists target civilians but “democracies don’t,” Austin said, adding that this is a time for “resolve and not revenge.” Authorities in Berlin banned a gathering called “Solidarity with the Civilian Population in the Gaza Strip” at Brandenburg Gate yesterday, and said all"alternative events" have also been canceled until Wednesday for the same reasons.
The comments came before Israel ordered the entire population of northern Gaza to evacuate south, a directive Hamas urged Gazans to ignore.Residents of Gaza City packed their belongings and squeezed into their vehicles to head south today, after Israel’s military called for all civilians to “evacuate your homes immediately.”The death toll in the conflict between Israel and Hamas has risen to 1,843 people killed in Gaza and the West Bank and at least 1,300 in Israel.
Blinken “underscored that Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination and discussed ways to address the humanitarian needs of civilians in Gaza while Israel conducts legitimate security operations to defend itself from terrorists,” it said.A refrigerated container holding the bodies of Israeli citizens killed during the recent attacks by Hamas is opened during a tour of the facility today in Ramla, Israel.
In Jerusalem, the Al-Aqsa Mosque was expected to be a focus of demonstrators' attention and a possible flashpoint. In his call Thursday with Israeli Foreign Ministry official Rafi Harpaz, China’s first public contact with Israel since the attack, Middle East envoy Zhai Jun said Beijing condemns actions that harm civilians and calls for a cease-fire and the resumption of peace talks based on a two-state solution, according to a readout published by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
“‘Unprecedented’ doesn’t even cover the medical humanitarian impact of this,” she said. “Gaza is being flattened, thousands of people are dying, this must stop now.”Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a possible ground operation by Israel in the Gaza Strip would led to"absolutely unacceptable casualties."
He addressed the scheduled call with the family members in a clip released from his interview with"60 Minutes" that's airing Sunday on CBS. "Gaza city has turned into a battle field," the leaflet read in Arabic, according to a translation by Reuters."You have to leave your homes immediately and head south of Wadi Gaza. For your safety: Don’t return to your homes until further notice from the Israeli Defence Forces."The Israeli ambassador to the U.N., Gilad Erdan, criticized the world organization for its response to the evacuation order this morning.
But the U.N. has warned that Israeli airstrikes have hit residential infrastructure, killing hundreds and displacing hundreds of thousands more.As the Israeli military orders residents of northern Gaza to move south, many say they have nowhere to go but were leaving anyway in the face of an expected ground offensive.
The United Nations said early today it was impossible for such a movement to take place"without devastating humanitarian consequences."Meanwhile, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned that the Israeli order, absent of any guarantees of safety or return, would amount to the war crime of forcible transfer.
Abbas heads the Palestinian Authority, which partially administers the occupied West Bank. His Fatah movement has long been opposed to Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza.
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