Israel warned Palestinians on Saturday to get out of the northern Gaza Strip before an expected large-scale ground offensive against Hamas, one week on from the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
Troops, tanks and heavy weaponry were massed at the border in anticipation of strikes against leaders of the Islamist group, whose fighters gunned down, stabbed and burned to death over 1,300 people after breaking through the heavily fortified border.
Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said Israel's order was a "forced transfer" that constitutes "a crime". Hostages According to the UN, more than 1,300 buildings in Gaza have been destroyed, while local hospitals have become overwhelmed with growing numbers of dead and injured. "What does the world want from us?" asked one Palestinian resident, Mohamed Khaled, 43.
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