Israel said “hundreds of thousands” of Palestinians had heeded the warning and headed south. It gave Palestinians a 6-hour window to travel within Gaza without being harmed along two main routes.…
Palestinians wounded in Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip are brought to al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah City, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the air for Gaza residents to move south, while Hamas urged people to stay in their homes. The U.N. and aid groups have said such a rapid exodus would cause untold human suffering, especially for hospitalized patients, older adults and others unable to relocate.
Palestinians stand by the building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Jews hug after a communal prayer to honor and offer support for the victims in Israel at B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York. A woman grabs an Israeli flag stained with red paint during a protest demanding the release of dozens of Israelis who have been abducted during last week’s unprecedented Hamas attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
An Israeli soldier wipes out his head next to a stationed tank near the border with Lebanon, in Israel, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. An Israeli soldier jumps from a stationed tank near the border with Lebanon, in Israel, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. An Israeli mobile artillery unit fired a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel-Gaza border, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
A convoy of Israeli armoured personnel carriers head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Palestinians wounded in Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip are brought to al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Smoke and fire rise following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Israel has been striking targets throughout Gaza since a bloody, cross-border attack by Hamas militants killed over 1,300 Israelis on Oct. 7.
An estimated 35,000 displaced civilians have crammed into the grounds of Gaza City’s main hospital, sitting under trees in the empty grounds, as well as inside the building’s lobby and corridors, hoping they will be protected from the fighting, medical officials said. Near the coast, the only tap water is contaminated with Mediterranean Sea water because of the lack of sanitation facilities. Mohammed Ibrahim, 28, said his neighbors in Gaza City have taken to drinking the salt water.
The U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians expressed concern for those who could not leave, “particularly pregnant women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities,” saying they must be protected. The agency also called for Israel to not target civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics and U.N. locations.
An Israeli military spokesperson, Jonathan Conricus, said the evacuation was aimed at keeping civilians safe and preventing Hamas from using them as human shields. He urged people in the targeted areas to leave immediately and to return “only when we tell them that it is safe to do so.” The Israeli military said its troops conducted temporary raids into Gaza on Friday to battle militants and hunted for traces of some 150 people — including men, women and children — who were abducted during Hamas’ shocking Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel.
There were believed to be some 1,500 people in Gaza holding Western passports and additional people with passports from other parts of the world.
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