Israeli forces notified Gazan medical authorities and humanitarian organizations to prepare to leave Gaza City and move south ahead of an anticipated evacuation covering the entire municipality, which local health authorities and NGOs estimate holds about one million people. The army issued the warning after spokesmen, with government approval, said forces were already engaged in seizing Gaza City's municipality without waiting for Security Cabinet authorization. The prime minister ordered immediate negotiations to release remaining hostages and referenced ceasefire talks and a truce Hamas accepted. The prime minister insisted the offensive on Gaza City will continue while analysts say preparations may be used to gain negotiating leverage. A COGAT representative instructed health officials to prepare plans to transfer medical teams.
The Israeli army announced Thursday that it has informed Gazan medical authorities and humanitarian organizations that they should prepare to leave Gaza City and move south. The notice anticipates that an evacuation order will be issued later for the entire municipality, where the Strip's health authorities and NGOs estimate there are currently one million people. Israel issued the warning publicly the day after army spokesmen with the approval of Benjamin Netanyahu's government
Netanyahu also announced Thursday that he has ordered immediate negotiations to begin to release all hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip. The statement marks the first apparent reference to the ongoing ceasefire talks and the truce proposal that Hamas accepted on Monday, which the Israeli government has so far made no mention of. Despite resuming diplomatic channels, the Israeli prime minister insisted that the offensive on Gaza City will continue: We are at a decisive stage.
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