Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has said the “next stage of the war” has begun as residents in the north of bombarded Gaza have been ordered to evacuate south.
The prime minister said the offensive is Gaza will be “long and difficult” but said the country is prepared for this.
It comes as Gazan residents were told their “window to act is closing” as they were ordered to “move south for your own safety.”
This comes as around 100,000 protestors take to the streets of London for a demonstration calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, after Israel ramped up its ground incursion into the Gaza Strip on Friday.
The territory’s internet and mobile communications services collapsed last evening, while the IDF have intensified bombings of targets in Gaza City.
Meanwhile, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a resolution drafted by Arab states calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza and demanded aid access to Gaza and protection of civilians. It was vetoed by the US and Israel.
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