All residents of Gaza should leave the city
An Israeli military operation in Gaza is imminent? The city has been a combat zone since the war began, but only the residents of certain neighborhoods have been called to evacuate so far. Now, Israel is calling on all residents of the city of Gaza to leave.
The Israeli army is calling on all residents of the Gaza Strip to evacuate. The people are urged to go to the central towns of Deir al-Balah and Al-Sawaida, according to an announcement made by an Israeli military spokesperson in Arabic. The spokesperson also provided routes that the affected population can use without checkpoints.
The city of Gaza remains a dangerous combat zone, warned the spokesperson. Evacuation orders are usually a sign of upcoming Israeli military operations. Israeli media reported that the army distributed flyers in the city in the morning, urging people to leave.
The military had already called on the residents of several neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip to evacuate in the past few weeks. In the affected areas, such as Shejaiya, there have been intense fights since then. This evacuation order applies to the entire city.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon: 60 percent of Hamas terrorists neutralized
Israeli troops had clashed in Gaza City at the start of the war. Now, Hamas fighters are trying to regroup there and elsewhere. However, Israel had declared the complete destruction of Hamas as a war goal. According to Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's statements to Israeli media, 60 percent of Hamas terrorists have been killed or wounded. Most of the Hamas battalions have been destroyed, he added.
However, as long as Hamas maintains control over civilian life in the Gaza Strip, it can rebuild and strengthen itself, Ya'alon had emphasized earlier. The Israeli army must then return to areas where it was already in action. The Defense Minister therefore called for the creation of a political alternative to Hamas rule in the besieged coastal strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far refused to propose a plan for administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the end of the war, likely to avoid offending his ultranationalist coalition partners. These pursue goals such as controversial Israeli settlement building in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu's political survival depends on them.
- The impending Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip adds to the ongoing Middle East conflict, which has resulted in numerous Israel war situations.
- The Gaza Strip, controlled by Hamas, has faced repeated calls for evacuation due to imminent Israeli military operations.
- The Middle East conflict and its associated Israel war have led to a political stalemate, with Israel's Prime Minister refusing to propose a plan for Gaza's reconstruction.
- The Gaza Strip has been a focal point of conflict, with Hamas's military activities continuously threatening peace and security in the region.
