Israel’s military on Friday (Oct. 13) directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 million people within 24 hours, a U.N. spokesman said. U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric called the evacuation order “impossible” without “devastating humanitarian consequences.”As Israel pounds Gaza from the air in retaliatory action, Hamas militants have fired back thousands of rockets. Israel said it needed to target Hamas’ military infrastructure, much of which is buried deep underground. Israel says roughly 1,500 Hamas militants were killed inside Israel, and that hundreds of the dead in Gaza are Hamas members. Analysts fear Israel's evacuation order could signal an impending ground offensive.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 13, 2023 11:03 UTC