The Israeli army is warning Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip to "leave their homes for their own safety," the military said in a statement on Saturday night.
"Tonight we will send messages to northern Gaza residents urging them to leave their homes for their own safety. It's unsafe to be near Hamas," the statement said.
The warning is not the first time that Israel has urged Palestinians to leave their homes, but it comes as the Jewish state intensified air strikes in the wake of a barrage of rockets fired at Tel Aviv.
At least 16 people were killed in the strikes late Saturday, including 15 in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, medics said.
The Israeli army is warning Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip to “leave their homes for their own safety,” the military said in a statement on Saturday night.
“Tonight we will send messages to northern Gaza residents urging them to leave their homes for their own safety. It’s unsafe to be near Hamas,” the statement said.
The warning is not the first time that Israel has urged Palestinians to leave their homes, but it comes as the Jewish state intensified air strikes in the wake of a barrage of rockets fired at Tel Aviv.
At least 16 people were killed in the strikes late Saturday, including 15 in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, medics said.
