Hamas has called on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza’s more than 2.3 million people ahead of an expected ground offensive.
The Hamas authority for refugee affairs today told residents in the north of the territory to “remain steadfast in your homes and to stand firm in the face of this disgusting psychological war waged by the occupation”.
Sure, but you really shouldn’t tell people a zone is safe if there’s a decent probability an attack could spill over into it.
If the choice is between keeping civilians in a dense urban area that’s going to see a ground invasion soon or telling them to evacuate to a safer area that may still see some nearby bombings, the latter is certainly preferable.
Oh I completely agree. I’m just saying Israel should hold that area sacrosanct.