Israeli Defence Forces say Palestinian civilians have started to leave Gaza
Israel Hamas conflict, Israeli Defence Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus noted on Saturday that people in the Gaza Strip are listening to Israel's warning and are doing the right thing, noting that there has been a significant movement of Palestinian civilians towards the South.
«We have seen a significant movement of the Palestinian civilians towards the south...we have seen people listening to our warning, understanding that they doing the clever thing, moving out of the dangerous area, and the right thing for their family...,» he said.
On Friday the Israeli military had called for the evacuation of all civilians from Gaza City.
The IDF says that it had advertised its intentions because they did not want civilians to be affected by the war.
The IDF further said that Israel was fighting against Hamas and its military infrastructure.
«We advertised our intentions in advance not because it has any military logic but because we want civilians not to be affected by the war. We didn't put those civilians there and they are not our enemy.
We are not trying to kill or injure any civilians, we are fighting against Hamas and its military infrastructure...that's where we targeted around the Gaza strip and in the northern part of the Gaza strip,» he said.
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Conricus stressed that the Hamas is trying to stop Palestinians from evacuating that area, through messages and also checkpoints and stops on the ground.
«Hamas actively undermines and has stopped, tried to stop Palestinians civilians from evacuating that area, both via messages and also checkpoints and stops on the ground, according to reports made by international media. That, I think, is the peak of cynicism,» he said.
