Palestinian civilians flee to south as IDF says Hamas has ‘lost control’ of northern Gaza

An Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson has said Hamas has ‘lost control’ of northern Gaza as thousands of Palestinian civilians fled south.

Under white flags and carrying a few possessions, thousands of Palestinian civilians attempted to make the perilous journey to the south of Gaza under the watch of Israeli tanks as the sounds of war rang out in the near distance. On Wednesday the scale of the movement prompted the IDF to extend the period of the ‘safe corridor’ by an extra hour

The Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip has said the number of people killed in Gaza by Israeli military actions since the start of the war on 7 October has risen to 10,569

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