This afternoon, the IDF dropped leaflets over the Gaza Strip, warning
civilians to stay away from Hamas operatives and infrastructure.
The first leaflet:
> To the residents of Sheikh Ajlin, Tel Al-Hwa, Rimal South,
Zeitoun, Sjaiya, Turkeman and Sajiya Jadida: For your safety, you are
required to evacuate your residences immediately and move towards the
central Gaza city, via Al-Khara, Jma’at Al Dul Al Arabia, Al Aqsa Al
Qudsiya, Um Alaimoun, Salah A-din, Al-Maqsurra, Hal’s Mjdad. In the
central Gaza city, you are required to stay between the areas of Salah
A-din from the west, Amar Al-Muchtar from the north, Al-Nasser from the
east and Al-Quds St. from the south.
The second leaflet:
> To the residents of of the outskirts of Shati, Al-Atatra, Beit
Lahiya and Beit Hanoun: for your safety, you are required to evacuate
your residences immediately and move towards central Gaza city via
Al-Falujah, Al-Udda and Salah A-din. In the central Gaza city, you are
required to stay between the roads of Salah A-din from the west, Amar
Al-Muchtar from the north, Al-Nasser from the east and Al-Quds St. from
the south.
A short while ago, the Hamas interior ministry spokesman was
interviewed on Al-Quds Radio in Gaza and urged his listeners to ignore
the IDF warnings. IDF intelligence was listening to the broadcast and
relayed the following transcript:
> Question: As the bombings go on, I want to address a specific
issue: People have been receiving text messages urging them to evacuate
their houses… >
> Hamas Interior Ministry Spokesperson: This is all part of the
psychological warfare held by the Zionist enemy… So by using this way of
communication, our public radio, I address all our Palestinian brothers
by saying: Please do not listen to the orders noted on these text
messages, their only purpose is spreading fear and panic within our
people.
The IDF does everything it can to minimize harm to Palestinian civilians (http://www.idfblog.com/2012/11/15/how-does-the-idf-minimize-harm-to-palestinian-civilians/) in Gaza. Hamas uses civilians as human shields.
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