IDF warns aid workers only hospitals are protected sites in northern Gaza
5 hours ago
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- #Gaza Crisis
- #Israeli Military Operations
- Israeli military warns humanitarian workers in northern Gaza that only hospitals will be protected; other aid infrastructure may be targeted.
- IDF orders evacuation of Gaza City, applying to all humanitarian locations except hospitals, and warns of forceful operations against Hamas.
- Displaced Palestinians in Gaza City face extreme hardship, with evacuation costs reaching $2,000 and no safe places to go.
- Israel plans a 'humanitarian zone' in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, with new aid distribution sites, electricity, and water, but northern Gaza remains in ruins.
- Gaza City's population, if displaced, will be confined to a small southern enclave, with all entry checkpoints currently in the south.
- Israeli forces intensify destruction in northern Gaza, leaving little of Gaza City expected to survive the offensive.
- Aid workers express skepticism over IDF claims of hospital protection, as health facilities have been repeatedly targeted.
- New aid distribution hubs near Gaza's southern border with Egypt are operated by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
- Aid convoys face logistical challenges and IDF restrictions, with famine declared in Gaza City by UN-backed experts.
- Israel expands the Kissufim crossing to allow more aid into the al-Mawasi 'humanitarian zone,' but only serving southern Gaza.
- Aid into Gaza remains insufficient, with tight restrictions and a high proportion of commercial trucks bringing non-essential goods.
- Political motives are suspected behind the new offensive, aiming to prolong war and make northern Gaza uninhabitable.
- Israeli officials encourage Palestinians to leave Gaza permanently, with far-right ministers describing Gaza as a 'real-estate bonanza.'