Israeli Defence Forces say Palestinian civilians have started to leave Gaza

In the latest update on the Israel Hamas conflict Israeli Defence Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus noted on Saturday that people in the Gaza Strip are listening to Israels warning and are doing the right thing noting that there has been a significant movement of Palestinian civilians towards the SouthWe have seen a significant movement of the Palestinian civilians towards the southwe have seen people listening to our warning understanding that they doing the clever thing moving out of the dangerous area and the right thing for their family he saidOn Friday the Israeli military had called for the evacuation of all civilians from Gaza City The IDF says that it had advertised its intentions because they did not want civilians to be affected by the warThe IDF further said that Israel was fighting against Hamas and its military infrastructureWe advertised our intentions in advance not because it has any military logic but because we want civilians not to be affected by the war We didnt put those civilians there and they are not our enemy We are not trying to kill or injure any civilians we are fighting against Hamas and its military infrastructurethats where we targeted around the Gaza strip and in the northern part of the Gaza strip he saidLt Col Conricus stressed that the Hamas is trying to stop Palestinians from evacuating that area through messages and also checkpoints and stops on the groundHamas actively undermines and has stopped tried to stop Palestinians civilians from evacuating that area both via messages and also checkpoints and stops on the ground according to reports made by international media That I think is the peak of cynicism he saidIDF Spokesperson further expressed hope that Palestinians will evacuate as soon as possible for their own safetyHopefully Palestinians will do that as fast as possible vacate the area for their own security and return only when we tell them that it is safe to do so he addedConricus highlighted that the end state of this war is the complete destruction of Hams and its infrastructureWe dismantle Hamas and its military capabilities and fundamentally change the situation so that Hamas never again has the ability to inflict any damage on Israeli civilians or soldiers the IDF spokesperson saidThe IDF also facilitated the high level visits by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of different countries to various sites of engagement with the HamasUrsula von der Leyen from the European Commission Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defence from the US Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany and the Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani been in Israel since Friday and visited several sites linked to the Hamas offensiveMeanwhile as the attack continues Hamas also posted footage of holding Israeli toddlers and children on Saturday during the mass infiltration and massacre of Israelis reported The Jerusalem PostMoreover the IDF has confirmed that over 120 civilians are being held captive in Gaza by the Hamas terrorist organizationFurthermore 1300 people have lost their lives in the Hamas terror attacks on Israel and over 3000 have been injured according to The IDFThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever