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‘Leave now!’ Benjamin Netanyahu urges Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of ground operations; calls current strikes ‘prelude’
‘Leave now!’ Benjamin Netanyahu urges Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of ground operations; calls current strikes ‘prelude’
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged residents of Gaza City to evacuate, warning that troops have been getting ready to into the territory’s major city heart.“In two days we brought down 50 terror towers, and this is only the opening stage of the intensified ground manoeuvre in Gaza City. I say to the residents: you have been warned, leave now!” he stated in a video assertion.“All of this is just a prelude, just the opening, to the main intensified operation, the ground manoeuvre of our forces, who are now organising and assembling to enter Gaza City,” Netanyahu added. The prime minister’s warning adopted one of the deadliest civilian assaults in Jerusalem because the battle started, when two Palestinian gunmen opened fireplace on a bus, killing six folks, as per Israeli overseas minister Gideon Saar.The capturing occurred at a key intersection at Jerusalem’s northern entrance, on a highway main to Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem.The attackers have been recognized as Mohammad Taha, 21, from Qatanna, and Muthanna Amro, 20, from Qubeiba by the Shin Bet, as cited by the Times of Israel. Israeli defence minister Israel Katz on Monday additionally warned Hamas to launch hostages and give up its weapons, threatening the destruction of Gaza and the group’s elimination if it refused. “This is a final warning to the Hamas murderers and rapists in Gaza and in luxury hotels abroad: Release the hostages and put down your weapons — or Gaza will be destroyed and you will be annihilated,” Katz said through a post on X.The warning follows US President Donald Trump’s “last warning” to Hamas to settle for his ceasefire and hostage launch plan. On Sunday, Trump said that Israel had agreed to his phrases and that Hamas should additionally comply. Israel has stepped up airstrikes on Gaza City in advance of a planned ground operation, despite repeated calls from Western governments and aid organisations to halt the offensive.At least 39 people were killed on Monday, including 25 in Gaza City, as per Gaza’s civil defence agency.
