The Arabic-language Israeli army Avichay Adraee said Palestinians had until 20 p.m. (00 p.m. in Italy) to move south of the Strip. The move - according to media reports - indicates that the army is preparing for a massive operation in the north of the Strip. At first, the army gave the Palestinians 19 hours to move from north to south. "If you're worried about yourself and your loved ones, you should go south."
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh accused Israel of committing "genocide" in its war against Hamas in the Strip. "Our people in Gaza are suffering genocide, Gaza has become a disaster area," Shtayyeh said at a news conference in Ramallah.
Hamas' Interior Ministry in Gaza called on the population of the northern Gaza Strip not to move from their homes, calling the Israeli army's announcement "propaganda."
The Israeli military ordered the evacuation of "all civilians from Gaza" in the south of the Palestinian enclave on the seventh day of war between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, the Israeli military called for "the evacuation of all Gaza City civilians from their homes in the south for their safety and protection and displacement in the area south of Wadi Gaza," a waterway located south of the city. "It will only be allowed to return to Gaza City when another announcement is made that allows it," the army added.
The UN has been informed by the Israeli military of the order to "relocate" some 24.1 million residents from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south within 1 hours, the spokesman for the organization's secretary-general, Stéphane Dujarric, told AFP, demanding that this order be cancelled. Last night "UN officials in Gaza "were informed by their Israeli military liaison officers that the entire population north of Wadi Gaza would be transferred south within 24 hours" – According to Dujarric, an evacuation of this magnitude is "impossible without causing devastating humanitarian consequences".
The UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) has criticized Israel's decision to order more than a million civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate, calling it "horrendous." "This will only lead to unprecedented levels of misery and push the people of Gaza further into the abyss," said UN agency commissioner Philippe Lazzarini. More than 24,423 people have already been displaced, he said. "The scale and speed of the ongoing humanitarian crisis is chilling. Gaza is fast becoming hell and on the verge of collapse."
"The forcible transfer" of the people of Gaza "is a crime." This was stated by the Arab League commenting on the evacuation order issued by the Israeli army.
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"Doctors, patients and healthcare staff will not move from Shifa Hospital because they can't." This is what Lucia Elmi, the UNICEF special representative for the State of Palestine who is currently in Jerusalem, tells ANSA. "I spoke with colleagues who work for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, doctors, directors of the largest hospitals including the one in Shifa, with which UNICEF works for the neonatal wards, they told us that they cannot move the sick, the children who are in incubators, the pregnant women and have decided to stay there. They made desperate phone calls to us."
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Israeli army strikes Lebanon after an alert about suspected terrorist infiltration
The Israeli army is hitting Lebanese territory with artillery. This was announced by the military spokesman explaining that the action is in response "to an explosion at the security fence adjacent to the community of Hanita", on the border with Lebanon. In addition, he added, "an alarm was triggered regarding the infiltration of terrorists into the community. IDF soldiers are currently patrolling the area."
Appeal of Italian NGOs: 'Stop the ground operation'
"We join the request of the UN Secretary General, Undersecretary Blinken who is in the Middle East, EU President Von Der Leyen, whose visit to Israel is scheduled for today 13 October, to block the operation announced by Israel before the scenarios envisaged by the representatives of his Government, starting with the Prime Minister, become reality". This is the "urgent humanitarian" appeal to the International Community, after the warning of evacuation of Northern and Central Gaza, signed by AOI - International Cooperation and Solidarity, Cini-Italian Coordination NGO International and Link2007, a network that brings together 16 of the most important and historic NGOs. "The inhabitants of the Gaza Strip overnight received on their phones a warning from the Israeli army for the evacuation of the entire northern and central area of the Strip by 14 pm local time on October 13. The United Nations has also received the same communication for the safety of all its staff and facilities, including schools and hospitals. The area has been under incessant bombardment for five days, the roads are destroyed. There is no safe place in Gaza. There is no electricity or gasoline. This demand from Israel is unreasonable, it is not possible to move over a million people in a few hours. Supporting the reasons for this decision today means leaving behind innocent civilians who have the right to be protected, including the most vulnerable including the elderly, displaced persons, patients, and hundreds of thousands of children.
Hezbollah leader sees Iran's foreign minister in Beirut
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in Beirut, during his meeting with the leader of Hezbollah, Hamas' allies, that "the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip must be broken." Amir-Abdollahian reiterated that Iran is "in solidarity with its Palestinian brothers" and that "everything must be done to bring humanitarian aid" to the population of the Strip.
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What happens on the ground
War in the Middle East, the awakening in Gaza
Two rockets of the last launched by Hamas in Gaza fell in Sderot, an Israeli town close to the Strip. One of them hit a house but at the moment there are no reports of victims. Hamas then claimed responsibility for firing at least 150 rockets into Ashkelon. Heavy Israeli bombardmenthit the Gaza Strip overnight. Israeli forces struck "750 military targets" last night.
Israel accuses Hamas of using the roofs of houses in Gaza as hostile drone launch sites.
Israel claims to have dropped 6,000 bombs, weighing 4,000 tons, on Hamas targets in Gaza in six days, hitting more than 3,600 targets.
Thirteen hostages, including some foreigners, killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, according to Hamas sources. Clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli army occurred in the West Bank during demonstrations of support in Gaza.
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The numbers of displaced people in the Gaza Strip
The UN has been informed by the Israeli military of the order to "relocate" some1.1 million residents from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south within 24 hours. The United Nations is calling for the evacuation order to be cancelled.
According to the United Nations, more than 423,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip. The number of displaced people in this densely populated territory of 2.3 million rose from 84,444 people to 423,378.
Amnesty: 'Israeli forces equipped with white phosphorus'
"Amnesty International's Crisis Evidence Lab has verified that Israeli military units hitting Gaza are equipped with white phosphorus artillery shells." The humanitarian organization writes on X. "We are investigating what appears to be the use of white phosphorus in Gaza, including an attack near a hotel on the beach in Gaza City."
Moreover, a video on Wednesday about one of Israel's attacks on Gaza appears to show the use of white phosphorus, the controversial munitions that can cause serious harm if used against civilians. This was reported by the Washington Post citing an analysis by Human Rights Watch. The video, verified by the Washington Post, shows two artillery shells fired in rapid succession towards the targets which, once exploded, automatically release white phosphorus.
Iran: "False news on the blocking of unfrozen funds"
Iran has denied that the US and Qatar have reached an agreement that the Islamic Republic does not have access to the $6 billion recently released under the agreement to release five American prisoners. "The news is untruthful," Iran's mission to the UN said, referring to a Washington Post article that the decision not to allow access came after Hamas' attack on Israel. The U.S. government is aware that it cannot escape the agreement, Tehran's mission to the UN said.
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