The entire length of the strip can be driven in less than 2 hours, under normal conditions. From Gaza City to the safe zones is less than an hour and Google says it can be walked in less than 6 hours.
But there aren't any safe zones. This hospital is in the safe zone. It's right at the Egypt border.
But could you walk to Israel? There are no safe zones on Gaza! It isn't like here, where we can just get up and leave and go to another town. And if you are walking in bombs, gun fire and all, you aren't walking in a safe zone!
OMG I read that book too. It was handed out at work.
Hospital really isn't a safe zone. Hamas most likely has their headquarters located right under it. JMOBut there aren't any safe zones. This hospital is in the safe zone. It's right at the Egypt border.
Another Hospital in Gaza Is Bleeding
Doctors in southern Gaza are overwhelmed by the dead and the wounded—and by displaced Palestinians sleeping on the floor.www.newyorker.com
There are no safe zones then. That's the sad part. I personally got ripped apart because patients weren't transferred to other hospitals, but then told hospitals aren't safe. So...where do they go?
The hospital has been declared a battlefield. Everyone, even the citizens know Hamas is operating under the hospital. IDF has repeatedly informed the public. I would bet the bank, Red Crescent knows this. What an injustice this organization has done to the citizens.But there aren't any safe zones. This hospital is in the safe zone. It's right at the Egypt border.
Another Hospital in Gaza Is Bleeding
Doctors in southern Gaza are overwhelmed by the dead and the wounded—and by displaced Palestinians sleeping on the floor.
But there aren't any safe zones. This hospital is in the safe zone. It's right at the Egypt border.
Another Hospital in Gaza Is Bleeding
Doctors in southern Gaza are overwhelmed by the dead and the wounded—and by displaced Palestinians sleeping on the floor.
www.bbc.com
Journalists 'explicitly targetted' in strike near Israeli border - report
Video analysis and witness testimonies from the scene of strikes that killed one journalist and injured six others in south Lebanon this month has found they were “explicitly targeted,” Reporters Without Borders said in a statement Sunday.
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was killed near the village of Alma al-Shaab while covering skirmishes between Israeli troops and members of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.
“Two strikes in the same place in such a short space of time ... from the same direction, clearly indicate precise targeting,” the statement said.
Analysis noted the journalists had been filming on a hillside for more than an hour until the strikes hit about 37 to 38 seconds apart, both coming from the direction of Israel.
The first killed Abdallah; the second hit a vehicle belonging to an Al Jazeera team, injuring journalists standing next to it, the statement said. It noted that the journalists were wearing helmets and vests marked “press,” and the car was marked “press” on the roof.
It added that witnesses reported seeing an Israeli helicopter fly over the scene shortly before the strikes. The report did not specifically say Israel was responsible for the fire, saying the investigation was ongoing.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment on the analysis.
Military spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Hecht previously said Israel was “looking into” the episode. He did not confirm whether the journalists had been hit by Israeli shelling.
Netanyahu rejects calls for ceasefire as Israel deepens attack on Gaza
All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.www.euronews.com
RSF initial report: Reuters journalist was killed in Lebanon in 'targeted' strike
PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah was killed on Oct. 13 in southern Lebanon by a "targeted" strike from the direction of the Israeli border, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Sunday, based on preliminary findings of its investigation.
"According to the ballistic analysis carried out by RSF, the shots came from the east of where the journalists were standing; from the direction of the Israeli border," RSF said.
"Two strikes in the same place in such a short space of time (just over 30 seconds), from the same direction, clearly indicate precise targeting."
The RSF report did not conclude who had launched the strike against the journalists or provide its underlying analysis.
The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the RSF's findings. It has said it does not deliberately target journalists and that it is investigating the Oct. 13 incident.
In a statement, Reuters said: "We are reviewing the preliminary conclusion reached by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which found that Issam Abdallah and other journalists in Alma el-Chaab appear to have been deliberately fired upon from the direction of Israel on 13 October.
"We reiterate our call to the Israeli authorities to conduct a swift, thorough and transparent probe into what happened. And we call upon all other authorities with information about the incident to provide it. We will continue to fight for the rights of all journalists to report the news in the public interest free of harassment or harm, wherever they are."
RSF initial report: Reuters journalist was killed in Lebanon in 'targeted' strike
Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah was killed on Oct. 13 in southern Lebanon by a "targeted" strike from the direction of the Israeli border, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Sunday, based on preliminary findings of its investigation.www.reuters.com
LinkThey've been told for weeks to leave Gaza City.
Good map thanks.Exactly— and when Gazans try to flee— Israel has changed its bombing targets to include “safe”zones.
“Despite ordering Palestinians to head south of the Wadi Gaza for their own safety, Israel has continued strikes against what it says are Hamas targets in southern Gaza.”
Gaza Strip in maps: How life has changed - BBC News
Find out how much has changed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its military response to Hamas's attacks on 7 October.
It’s really not the cake walk some seem to think.
Great question. If HAMAS has ties into these hospitals, then perhaps that is part of the problem. They operate under and in them, but do they have a say in the operations? Do they call the shots? Is their money going into these hospitals and are they now dependent on fuel from HAMAS? This is just disturbing to me.
This was my point and maybe I didn't say it well before. I don't know why those that can help haven't moved people. IS it HAMAS preventing it? Is it just people standing their ground and refusing to move? Israel has made it's objective clear.. they are going to root out HAMAS.. if they are under your hospital, it's a target. The people in that hospital KNOW if HAMAS is operating there or not. Aide has been coming in... if transport trucks are what is needed then why not request that instead of just refusing to move? The aide is coming in down south so it seems to me that going south is where people can get the help quickest.
Yep, I saw that vehicle get blown up. A vehicle nearby had a dashcam and immediately took off. However, it was a tank and it happened today. Make a U-turn and you get shot!
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Actually, they were not allowed to cross the border before October 7th. If you lock up 2.2 million people with Hamas, what do you expect? Only a few people were allowed to cross. They had 15,000 crossings per month. Most of them guest workers. Everyone else was stuck on Gaza.
