Israel orders to evacuate residents near Gaza within 24 hours
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP
Israel’s army said Sunday that it aims to evacuate all Israelis living close to the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as it deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to fight Palestinian resistance fighters who had broken into Israel.
“Our mission for the upcoming 24 hours is to evacuate all residents living around Gaza,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters, adding that fighting was still on to “rescue hostages” held by Palestinian fighters in Israel.
He said the evacuation had to be done after a proper “scan of the territory” to ensure that no militants were present.
“There are tens of thousands of combat soldiers in the area. We’ll reach each and every community till we kill every terrorist in Israel,” Hagari said.
Troops also battled Palestinian fighters through the night in Kfar Aza, two kilometres east of the border with Gaza Strip, he said.
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