Israel is conducting localized raids and bombings in Gaza, but there is expectation of a bigger invasion. More than a million Palestinians in North Gaza were given 24-hours’ notice to move south, something the UN has called “impossible.” 

Joining the discussion: 

• Sara Yael Hirschhorn is a Historian and Political Analyst. 
• Khalil Jahshan is Executive Director of the Arab Center. 
• Barbara Slavin is a Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. 
• Edmund Ghareeb is an Academic and Middle East Expert.

Israel called for all civilians in the northern half of the Gaza Strip, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks for an expected ground assault in response to an attack by the militant group Hamas https://t.co/jo78X8ZSAq pic.twitter.com/6CiedyvQGL

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 13, 2023

On Friday, the Israel military ordered over a million civilians living in the northern half of Gaza to evacuate within 24 hours. Israeli forces have been massing at the border, and tanks and infantry units carried out the first ground attacks inside Gaza https://t.co/BxqdamkHBn pic.twitter.com/icKBmf42PE

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 13, 2023

Israel ordered the evacuation of more than a million civilians from the entire northern half of Gaza. The UN said the order would lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences,” and Gazan officials told Palestinians not to comply.

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— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 13, 2023