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We have to tell the residents of north Gaza that they have one week to evacuate the territory, which then becomes a military zone; [a zone] in which every figure is a target and, most importantly, no supplies enter this territory. A siege is not only an effective military tactic; it is also compliant with international law. What matters to Sinwar is land and dignity, and with this maneuver, you take away both land and dignity,
Eiland explained last month We are going to continue to make absolutely clear that it’s not just the United States that opposes any occupation of Gaza, any reduction of the — in the size of Gaza, but it is the virtual unanimous opinion of the international community,
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said earlier this week North Gaza is now divided into two parts,
They will either have to surrender or to starve,
I’m most concerned by how the plan seems to say that if the population is given a chance to evacuate and they don’t, then somehow they all turn into legitimate military targets, which is absolutely not the case,
said Tania Hary, executive director of Gisha, an Israeli organization dedicated to protecting Palestinians’ right to move freely within Gaza All Gazans are afraid of the plan,
said Jomana Elkhalili, a 26-year-old Palestinian aid worker for Oxfam living in Gaza City with her family Still, they will not flee. They will not make the mistake again ... We know the place there is not safe,
she said, referring to southern Gaza, where most of the population is huddled in dismal tent camps and airstrikes often hit shelters At least 400,000 people are trapped in the area,
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, wrote on X Thursday It doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re going to kill every person,
While Hamas bears responsibility for this atrocity, we expect our prime minister and government to exhaust every possibility to bring our loved ones home
A spokesperson for the Hostage Families Forum, which is lobbying for the safe return of those taken by Hamas, told MailOnline