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Sat Nov 4, 2023, 08:05 AM Nov 2023

Israel's military announces a brief window for people in northern Gaza to flee south [View all]

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/04/1210645183/israeli-military-announces-brief-window-people-in-northern-gaza-to-flee-south

Israel's military announces a brief window for people in northern Gaza to flee south

November 4, 2023 7:48 AM ET
By Jaclyn Diaz, Lauren Migaki

TEL AVIV, Israel — Hundreds of thousands of people still stuck in northern Gaza will have just three hours to flee south today, Israel's military announced Saturday.

The Israeli Defense Forces announced there will be a brief three-hour window (starting 1 p.m. local time until 4 p.m.) for people trapped in northern Gaza to travel on the road to southern Gaza safely.

The United Nations estimates that there could be as many 300,000 internally displaced people still stuck in northern Gaza, including Gaza City — an area Israeli forces have surrounded as part of their ground operation.

It's been about a week since Israeli troops pushed into Gaza through a ground offensive and remained in the Strip. This military effort has mostly been focused in the north and has effectively cut the strip in half, preventing aid from getting in or civilians from getting out.

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only Israel is required to give notice of reprisals, to tailor their attack agingdem Nov 2023 #1
Right. This is what a level playing field looks like in the global PR war Hamas is waging. CincyDem Nov 2023 #6
I recall there was lots of criticism of Assad and Gaddafi. David__77 Nov 2023 #8
Well, maybe Hamas should have cared about agingdem Nov 2023 #10
And now Israel shouldn't have to care either AloeVera Nov 2023 #21
I'm saying Hamas agingdem Nov 2023 #23
Please consider. AloeVera Nov 2023 #24
And Hamas killed 1400 Israelis on Oct 7 Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #12
Is Israel now exempt from the Geneva Conventions AloeVera Nov 2023 #22
So this is what Blinken got for his trouble yesterday BeyondGeography Nov 2023 #2
They've had weeks. That was the very first rule. Go south. jimfields33 Nov 2023 #4
To destroy their reputation and strengthen worldwide support for their enemies BeyondGeography Nov 2023 #5
It is quite clear that the blowback from this will be intense. David__77 Nov 2023 #9
I agree. yagotme Nov 2023 #11
Move them south LiberaBlueDem Nov 2023 #16
Which "them" are you referring? yagotme Nov 2023 #17
You said it brother LiberaBlueDem Nov 2023 #18
Not a direct reply, so, since I was talking about Hamas, I'll have to guess yagotme Nov 2023 #19
Don't do it Tickle Nov 2023 #3
There are reports and pictures Mosby Nov 2023 #7
If the reports are true SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2023 #13
Tch, that's not how it's done Sympthsical Nov 2023 #14
If you fund a reliable source... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #15
Cynical, impossible, heartless CYA move. AloeVera Nov 2023 #20
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