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07/22/2024July 22, 2024
Israel issues new evacuation orders in south Gaza
The Israeli military has ordered Palestinians to leave an area in Gaza it had designated as a protected humanitarian zone.
The eastern part of the Muwasi area, which is located in the southern Gaza Strip, will now be the target of an operation against Hamas militants, the Israeli military said.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been uprooted multiple times since Israel launched its campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza following the on October 7.
Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by many countries including the US, Israel and Germany.
Civilians are now clustered in tent camps along the Mediterranean that lack water and sanitary conditions, as well as access to aid.
Meanwhile, negotiations to broker a between Hamas and Israel continue, with US and Israeli officials expressing hope that an agreement is closer than ever.
A negotiating team will be sent to continue talks on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on the weekend.
The war in Gaza has killed more than 38,900 people, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, mostly women and children.
es/rm (Reuters, AFP, AP)
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