Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire

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Israeli forces order dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October’s ceasefire. Residents and Hamas said the military was expanding the area under its control.   Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/israel-order-gaza-families-first-forced-evacuation-since-ceasefire/

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00:00Israeli forces ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave

00:05their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire. Residents in Hamas said the

00:11military was expanding the area under its control. On Monday, January 19, Israeli forces dropped

00:17leaflets in the southern town of Bani Suhaila, urging residents to immediately evacuate their

00:21homes. In the two-year war before the U.S. brokered ceasefire in October, Israel dropped

00:26leaflets over areas that were subsequently raided or bombarded. According to one resident,

00:31at least 70 families living in tents and partially damaged homes are affected by the evacuation

00:36order. Israel and Hamas accuse each other of major breaches of the ceasefire and remain

00:41far apart on the more difficult steps planned for its next phase.

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