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In reply to the discussion: Report from Gaza: Palestinians Feel They Are Being "Slowly Exterminated" in Israel's Genocide [View all]EX500rider
(12,718 posts)...other then the small amount Eygpt let voluntarily cross their border.
Does the IDF want them out of certain areas of Gaza while they fight Hamas?
Yes, but moving a few miles away in Gaza hardly counts as "ethnic cleansing" no matter how many times you say it.
The IDFs warnings to members of the civilian population to temporarily distance themselves from areas expected to be exposed to intense warfare are made in accordance with the obligation under international law to take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm by providing advance warnings prior to attacks,
The military has denied seeking to create permanent buffer zones, and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday that Palestinians displaced from their homes in northern Gaza would be allowed to return at the end of the war.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hrw-accuses-israel-of-forcible-transfer-ethnic-cleansing-in-north-gaza-idf-denies/