Israel Delays All-Out Assault On Gaza Amid Growing International Pressure, As Civilians Flee To South

International pressure, including from the United States, for Israel to allow more time for Palestinian civilian evacuations of the northern half of Gaza Strip has grown. There appears to be some level of delay at this moment on the part of Israel’s military. Currently, there’s widespread expectation that Al Awda Hospital is about to be bombed, but Israel has extended an earlier 2-hour evacuation warning and deadline.

GAZA: 70 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing Gaza City.

An additional 200 have been injured. pic.twitter.com/i2zd44GkQ0

— Hamdah Salhut (@hamdahsalhut) October 13, 2023

The humanitarion organization had previously said they were given only two hours two evacuate. They now say the order has been extended to 6am local (03 GMT). “The evacuation of patients remains complicated,” the organisation said on X

Hamas as well as Palestinian media have alleged that Israeli forces have killed some 70 men, women, and children as they were trying to flee to safety. There has been no response from the Israeli government regarding these specific allegations.

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