Hamas tells Gaza City residents to stay put after Israel orders evacuation

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First Thing: Hamas tells Gaza City residents to stay put after Israel orders evacuation
theguardian.com

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”.

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Like asking people to move from Manhattan to Brooklyn because they are going to blow up Manhattan

Even if this analogy was representative, this would ALSO be a complete mess to try and do and that's in a city with working roads, fuel, transportation options, easy access to telecoms/information, and support personnel. Even with all that, it would not be possible to do in 24 hours.

I don't think the analogy helped

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