Israel complains that Hamas is hindering the evacuation of civilians to the southern Gaza Strip
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that the Palestinian militia Hamas was setting up barriers to stop the evacuation of civilians to the southern Gaza Strip, following Israel’s instructions to control the northern part of the enclave, in which about 1.1 Millions of Palestinians live to evacuate within 24 hours. “Hamas is erecting barricades and barriers to prevent Gazans from leaving the Strip,” Hagari said during a conference with journalists. “We are receiving information that Hamas is trying to prevent the evacuation by using civilians as a human shield,” he stressed.
According to Hagari, the Palestinian Islamist movement is trying to keep civilians on its military infrastructure, which includes tunnels under houses. The Israeli military has repeatedly denounced Hamas’ use of “civilian buildings for military purposes,” including the roofs of residential buildings in Gaza, to fire drones into Israel.
These statements come as heavy exchanges of fire continue in the area and shortly after the Islamist group told the people of Gaza that Israel’s order to advance into the south of the Gaza Strip is “false propaganda to cause confusion among citizens.” “and gave instructions that the population should “not pay attention to it”.
Shortly before midnight local time (21:00 GMT), Israel told the UN agencies that the population in the northern Gaza Strip must evacuate the northern strip within 24 hours. The army did not confirm the deadline for the evacuation, while the military spokesman confirmed that “they understand that it will not take 24 hours,” and also stressed that they will try to ensure that the transfer of the population is carried out “safely.” becomes. “It’s a war zone, we’re trying to give them time,” he added.