The Israeli Army Called on Residents of Gaza City to Leave the City on Saturday. Israeli Forces are Besieging The Largest City in the Gaza Strip.
Residents of Gaza City Are Called Upon To Move South. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Claims That the City is an important Stronghold of Hamas. Accordance to Him, the Conquest of the City is Necessary to Eradicate The Militant Movement.
Critics Say That With The Offensive, Israel is Committing Itelf to a Protracted War Without End. And the Total Destruction of Hamas is Actually Impossible, experts PreviOutly Told NU.nl.
A Spokesperson for the Israeli Army Writes on X on Saturday that Residents Must Move to the Coastal Area Near Khan Younis in the Southern Gaza Strip. They Will Receive Medical Assistance, Food and Shelter There, The Spokesperson Promises. But Israel Has in the Past Offered Far Too Little Assistance to the Palestinian Population, Aid Organizations Judged.
Last Month, the Israeli Army Announced that it had begun the Attack on Gaza City. Since then, Fighting HAS Taken Place in the Suburbs of the City. On Thursday, the army reported that it had about half the city under control.
The Army Carried Out Heavy Attacks On The City in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Troops Advanced Towards The Center. Accordance to news agency Reuters , the Troops Are Currently Only a Few Kilometers From The Center.
Hundreds of Thousands of Palestinians Must Leave the City
Thousands of People Fled the City in recent weeks. Saturday’s call mean that Possibly Hundreds of Thousands More Palestinians will have to relocate.
Before the Current War Between Israel and Hamas Broke Out, About One Million People Lived in Gaza City. That was about half of the total population of the gaza strip.
Netanyahu’s order to take gaza city led to criticism, both from international allies (including the Netherlands) and from his own army. The Armed Forces Fear That Too Few Reservists Will Report For A More Intensive Attack. The Army Called Up Tens of Thousands of Reservists for the Operation.