Israel Orders Mass Exodus , of 1 Million Palestinians , Ahead of Invasion.<br />On October 13, Palestinians fled from northern Gaza <br />after Israel announced an impending ground invasion against the controlling Hamas militant group. .<br />Associated Press reports that Israel's military <br />ordered an estimated one million people to evacuate <br />into the southern part of the occupied territory. .<br />The United Nations called on Israel to reverse <br />the order, stating that roughly half of the Gaza <br />population fleeing simultaneously would be dangerous.<br />The United Nations called on Israel to reverse <br />the order, stating that roughly half of the Gaza <br />population fleeing simultaneously would be dangerous.<br />AP reports that as Palestinians traveled <br />down a central road out of Gaza City, <br />Israel continued to strike the area.<br />The Gaza Health Ministry said that an estimated 1,800 <br />people have been killed in the days since an October 7 <br />Hamas attack which claimed the lives of over 1,300 Israelis.<br />The Gaza Health Ministry said that an estimated 1,800 <br />people have been killed in the days since an October 7 <br />Hamas attack which claimed the lives of over 1,300 Israelis.<br />Since the attack, Israel has conducted <br />round-the-clock airstrikes on Gaza, where <br />Hamas has held some 150 people hostage. .<br />The camouflage of the terrorists <br />is the civil population. Therefore, we <br />need to separate them. So those who <br />want to save their life, please go south, Yoav Gallant, Israeli Defense Minister, via Associated Press.<br />AP reports that the evacuation, which impacts some <br />1.1 million people, would require the entire population <br />to cram into the southern half of the territory.<br />AP reports that the evacuation, which impacts some <br />1.1 million people, would require the entire population <br />to cram into the southern half of the territory.<br />According to U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, <br />the evacuation is impossible to stage without <br />"devastating humanitarian consequences.".<br />Dujarric called on Israel to rescind the evacuation <br />order, claiming that carrying it out could , "transform what is already a tragedy, into a calamitous situation.".<br />Dujarric called on Israel to rescind the evacuation <br />order, claiming that carrying it out could , "transform what is already a tragedy, into a calamitous situation."
