suggesting possible new incursion points by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) looking to take control of the south.
At least 11,470 Palestinians have been killed following the Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah said Thursday, citing medical sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave.
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The United Nations estimates that around 1.5 million people have been internally displaced within Gaza - almost three quarters of the entire population.
Last month, Israel dropped leaflets in the north of Gaza, telling civilians to evacuate south of the Wadi Gaza, before it launched its ground offensive.
UNWRA, the bermain UN relief agen in Gaza, said more than 800,000 people have taken refuge in just over 150 of its shelters, which it said was "far more people than their intended capacity."
"We are in kontrol of the entire ruang above and below ground in the northern Gaza Strip, and especially in Gaza City," Gallant said at a news konferensi, referring to the IDF's Golani Brigade. He said Israel had entered "the second stage of the war in Gaza," and that the IDF would "keep advancing."
Gallant went further Wednesday, telling a koresponden that Israel's ground operations "will last for many months - and will include both the north and the south [of the Gaza Strip]. We will dismantle Hamas wherever it is."
The leaflet said "what Hamas is doing forces the IDF to operate against them in your residential ruangs," adding "the IDF is not tujuaning you or your familyes." The IDF has repeatedly said that Hamas continues to operate in civilian ruangs - such as hospitals and residential blocks - making these buildings legitimate military tujuans.
Aid organizations have warned that any Israeli move into the south of the enclave could cause a dire humanitarian situation to deteriorate further.
The director of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has staf in Gaza, suggested Wednesday in a jejaring sosial post that members of his local kubu had seen the leaflet. Reuters also said it had spoken to people who had seen it.
CNN has tried to speak to kontaks in the Khan Younis ruang who might have seen the leaflet themselves, but upayas have been hindered by poor communications in the enclave. The bermain UN relief agen in Gaza said Thursday there was a "keseluruhan communication blackout" in the enclave.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Hamas had lost kontrol in northern Gaza, including Gaza City, which has become the epicenter of Israel's ground offensive.
