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‘Staying in Jabalya is putting yourself at risk’: IDF Arabic Spox urges residents to evacuate
Jerusalem Post ^ | 10/10/24 | JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Posted on 10/10/2024 4:55:08 AM PDT by bert

Approximately 300,000 Hamas supporters have chosen to remain in Gaza City, forming a group under the principle of 'Sumud,' or steadfastness, despite the hardships.

IDF Arabic Spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee addressed residents of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in a post on X/Twitter announcing a temporary halt to military operations and urging the civilians to evacuate to the humanitarian zone in southern Gaza.

Adraee warned that this was their "final opportunity to leave safely," advising, "Do not believe the lies and slogans of Hamas leaders," who he said had already moved to safer locations or were speaking from outside the region. He cautioned residents that the fighting would resume within hours, stating, "If you stay in Jabalya, you are putting yourselves at risk."

Eyal Ofer, an expert on Hamas’s economy, described the situation as pivotal, noting, "The decisive phase of the entire war is currently taking place in northern Gaza," Maariv reported. He explained that the psychological battle between the IDF and Hamas leadership has intensified, as both sides issue contradicting instructions to the Gazan civilians.

Maariv noted that while the IDF has ordered evacuations from northern Gaza - including Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalya - Hamas has encouraged residents to remain, with some even directed to return to their original neighborhoods immediately after Israeli operations.

Most civilians adhere to evacuation orders Ofer reported that approximately 300,000 Hamas supporters have chosen to remain in Gaza City, forming a group under the principle of 'Sumud,' or steadfastness, despite the hardships. "This is the most significant effort by Hamas to maintain its civilian and governmental grip on Gaza," he said, emphasizing that it takes precedence over military assets.

The IDF has claimed that most civilians have adhered to evacuation orders, especially from areas like Rafah, which emptied quickly. However, according to Maariv's report, some residents remain, including those who have moved to nearby regions like Sheikh Radwan, west of Jabalya.

The Sheikh Radwan neighborhood has now become a temporary hub, Maariv noted, hosting both displaced civilians and Hamas officials, who are using former schools as shelters. As the operation in northern Gaza continues, the IDF has yet to achieve a widespread civilian evacuation, which Ofer suggests is key to eliminating Hamas's influence.

"Only when we see video footage of convoys with tens of thousands of civilians crossing will we know that the IDF has succeeded in its objective,” Ofer emphasized.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Gaza; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; idf
The question for the Hamas supporting residents of Gaza City becomes stay in misery or leave and certainly be exterminated by Hamas. Like the remaining hostages these hundred of thousands are captives subject to the Hamas terror.

They don't know that what was Hamas is gone, obliterated. They don't know that what remains of Hamas is hiding in tunnels fearful of the certain impending death. They don't know that their dependance on Iran as provider is no more.

1 posted on 10/10/2024 4:55:08 AM PDT by bert
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To: bert

What was Jabalya is chunks and tangles and dirt

2 posted on 10/10/2024 4:56:56 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: bert
"They don't know that what was Hamas is gone, obliterated. "
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Are you sure about that?
Hamas is an idea. One that I suspect they all cling to.




"They don't know that what remains of Hamas is hiding in tunnels fearful of the certain impending death."
~~~ Don't they? But the perspective would for them would be that IDF is evil and staying in tunnels to live and attack again one day is heroic resistence.




"They don't know that their dependance on Iran as provider is no more. "
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Again, it's all subjective perspective. I suspect they don't see themselves as some sort of puppet. They see Iran as their benefactor and they are the tip of the speer against the evil Israel.
3 posted on 10/10/2024 5:03:53 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: bert

Give it a few more hours then make the rubble bounce.


4 posted on 10/10/2024 5:05:08 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here I am! Send me." )
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To: bert

approximately 300,000 Hamas supporters have chosen to remain in Gaza City>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Send them all to their 72 Virgins.


5 posted on 10/10/2024 5:10:00 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: bert

There are a lot of Israeli Arabs living peacefully and prosperously in Israel. It seems to me that these people chose not to do that. If that’s true, then whatever happens to them or their children is on them.


6 posted on 10/10/2024 5:11:26 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: bert

Supporters of Muslim imperialism deserve this.


7 posted on 10/10/2024 10:39:47 AM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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