Gaza Interior Minister Tells Residents To Ignore Israeli Evacuation Warning

[King_David]

The Israeli air force dropped leaflets in the Gaza Strip Sunday warning residents to evacuate their homes before a campaign originally characterized as “short and temporary” by military officials. Now, the Israelis have deployed ground forces for the first time since the conflict began, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the length of the campaign will be dictated by success, not politics.

“We don’t know when the operation will end,” Prime Minister Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday. “It might take a long time.”

A military spokesman did previously tell The Associated Press that the campaign would begin sometime after 12 p.m. local time (5 a.m. Eastern Time) Sunday, and this is the second time in two days that Israel has given residents of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip such a warning.

On Saturday, the military said it was ordering Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate “for their own safety.” After the Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for 10 rockets that were fired at Tel Aviv, Israel announced it would hit northern Gaza “with great force” to prevent rocket attacks from hitting larger Israeli cities. Shortly after warning, an Israeli air attack targeted the home of the Gaza police chief, Taysir al-Batsh, resulting in the death of at least 18 people and wounding 50, according to Health Ministry official Ashraf al-Kidra.

The Israeli military confirmed it had killed a Palestinian in Gaza who is believed to be behind the barrage of rockets launched at the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

Despite criticizing Israel over the increasing number of civilian casualties, Gaza’s Interior Ministry told residents to ignore Israel’s warnings and to stay in their homes. He said the announcement was Israeli “psychological warfare” and hope to create confusion. Palestinians health officials said the death toll from Israeli strikes raised is now more than 156, with over 1,060 wounded.


http://www.peoplespunditdaily.com/2014/07/13/news-events/world/gaza-interior-minister-tells-residents-ignore-israeli-evacuation-warning/

[msongs]

1. so the israelites announce their murderous attacks in advance. how civilized of them. nt

[King_David]

2. Israelites ?

Who ?

[hack89]

3. And the equally civilized Palestians tell their people not to flee to safety. Nt

[Shaktimaan]

4. Perfect example

Of how Israel is damned regardless of their actions.

[azurnoir]

5. interesting article especially the last paragragh

which drops this 'sparkling editorial gem' on us

The latest outbreak of violence came after the kidnappings and killings of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank, who were found in a shallow grave in the West Bank. Then, in what is widely believed to be a revenge killing, the kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian teenager further escalated the situation, resulting in Hamas launching rockets into a residential neighborhood in Sderot.