The Israel Defense Force on Friday morning announced an immediate evacuation of the civilians from the Gaza city, where the Israel is reportedly planning a ground operation. The order is on consideration of the safety and protection of the people and are directed to move southwards to the city following the map.
The citizens are permitted to return the city only once another announcement is produced by the Israeli military or administration, according to a statement.
IDF announcement sent to civilians of Gaza City:
The IDF calls for the evacuation of all civilians of Gaza City from their homes southwards for their own safety and protection and move to the area south of the Wadi Gaza, as shown on the map.
The Hamas terrorist organization…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 13, 2023
The United Nations also, late on Thursday, told that they have received an evacuation order from the Israeli Defense Force saying that everyone in the northern Gaza should leave the premises within the next 24 hours to the south.
The prescribed area comprises around 1.1 million people, almost half of Gaza strip population. The exigency of the situation is the aftermath of the war triggered by the “Hamas terrorist organization” against Israel. Israel military operations are underway in Gaza City and strict warning has been issued prohibiting people from approaching the security fence with the State.
According to Israel military forces, militants are hiding inside the city in tunnels built underneath to houses. Highly populated buildings are also under observation since they provide easy hide-outs and chances are high to use civilians as “human shields”. IDF vehemently announced that they will continue operations inside the Gaza city to protect civilians from extensive possible harms.
The war is on it”s seventh day and alerts are already at verge in terms of worsening humanitarian crisis. Israel’s ultimate warning for Hamas is also in place – a complete blockade of its territory leaving Palestinians desperate for food, fuel, and medicine – until Hamas let the hostages, some 150 as reports indicates, taken during the Saturday operation, free. The Jewish state already ceased the deliveries of basic necessities and electricity to the 2.3 million people of Gaza and relentlessly prevented entries of supplies from the neighbouring northeast African country Egypt.
The visit made by the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his assistance of US weapons to Israel is a powerful signal that Israel at any cost will reduce the Palestinian resistance movement to ashes. The World Health Organisation (WHO) also warns Gaza that the health system is at the breaking point and there is a little time remaining to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
