Palestinians fled in a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate.
The order could signal an impending ground offensive, though the Israeli military has not yet confirmed such an appeal.Palestinians fled in a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group.
The Gaza Health Ministry said Friday that roughly 1,800 people have been killed in the territory — more than half of them under the age of 18, or women. Hamas’ assault last Saturday killed more than 1,300 Israelis, most of whom were civilians, and roughly 1,500 Hamas militants were killed during the fighting, the Israeli government said.
White House says 27 Americans killed in Israel-Hamas war; Israel preparing for possible ground assault “Therefore, we need to separate them. So those who want to save their life, please go south,” he said at a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Another family contacted friends and relatives in southern Gaza seeking shelter, but then changed their minds. Many expressed concern they would not be able to return or be gradually displaced to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Farsakh, of the Palestinian Red Crescent, said some medics were refusing to leave and abandon patients and were instead calling colleagues to say goodbye.
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