“In your security, you will need to evacuate instantly to the humanitarian zone,” Avichay Adraee, the Israel Protection Drive’s Arabic-language spokesperson, posted on social media.
The evacuation order got here after a barrage of at the very least 20 rockets was launched from the Khan Younis space towards Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip earlier on Monday, in response to Israel’s navy. No accidents had been reported and the IDF mentioned it struck again in opposition to the sources of the rocket fireplace.
Small bands of militants are nonetheless launching rockets into Israel and concentrating on troops almost 9 months into the battle, at the same time as Israel’s navy says it has destroyed most of Hamas’s battalions.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Monday that Israeli forces had been “advancing to the top of the stage of eliminating the Hamas terrorist military,” including that they are going to “proceed placing its remnants.”
1000’s gathered in Tel Aviv on Monday night, calling for a hostage deal and an finish to the conflict. “Warfare isn’t a regulation of nature, it’s a selection. It’s doable to make a unique selection, and start making peace,” mentioned one of many principal audio system, Yuval Noah Harari, a historian and best-selling creator.
Liora Argamani, whose daughter Noa Argamani was rescued by Israeli forces from Hamas captivity final month, has died, in response to an announcement launched by Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. She was terminally unwell with most cancers and spent her remaining days together with her daughter.
At the very least 37,900 individuals have been killed and 87,060 injured in Gaza because the conflict began, in response to the Gaza Well being Ministry. It doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants however says the vast majority of the useless are ladies and youngsters. Israel estimates that about 1,200 individuals had been killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault, together with greater than 300 troopers, and it says 318 troopers have been killed because the begin of its navy operations in Gaza.
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Lior Soroka contributed to this report.
