Israel Asks Civilians to Evacuate Areas in Gaza

The Israeli army distributed leaflets urging civilian residents of the Gaza Strip to evacuate several neighborhoods from which it claims Hamas is launching rockets towards Israel. The leaflet stated: "To the residents in the neighborhoods of Jorat al-Lout, al-Manara, Ma'an, Qizan al-Najjar, Qizan Abu Rishwan, al-Salam, and al-Hashash. Hamas and terrorist organizations are once again launching rockets from your area towards the State of Israel. The Israel Defense Forces will soon take strong action against these elements. You must evacuate the area immediately to the so-called humanitarian zone." This was without clarifying the boundaries of the so-called "humanitarian zone."