JERUSALEM/NEW YORK/TEL AVIV — Israel's military on Friday (Oct 13) called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than one million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks near the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion.
An Israeli soldier looks out from a tank at sunset as an artillery unit gathers near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on Oct 12, 2023.
"Hamas terrorists are hiding in Gaza City inside tunnels underneath houses and inside buildings populated with innocent Gazan civilians." However, a ground invasion of Gaza poses serious risk with Hamas holding scores of hostages kidnapped in the assault. The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said it had relocated its central operations centre and international staff to Gaza's south.
On Friday he was due to meet Jordan's King Abdullah and Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as part of a Middle East tour aimed at stopping spillover from the war. Turkiye has offered to mediate the conflict and wants to send humanitarian aid to Palestinians affected by the fighting. Fidan will travel to Egypt on Friday for talks on regional issues.
The conflict spurred some civil unrest in Europe, with police in Paris using tear gas and water cannon to break up a banned rally in support of the Palestinian people. Some Jewish schools in Amsterdam and London were set to close temporarily due to safety concerns.
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