The IDF issued an urgent warning to residents of the Sabra, Tel al-Hawa, and Zeitoun neighborhoods of Gaza City to evacuate the area and head south by 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, as the IDF continued its operations in the Gaza Strip.
#عاجل بلاغ مهم الى سكان أحياء تل الهوا والصبرة والزيتون الغربي في مدينة غزة: يقوم جيش الدفاع بابلاغكم ضرورة اخلاء مناطق سكنكم بشكل عاجل حفاظًا على سلامتكم وذلك عبر طريق صلاح الدين الذي تم فتحه من أجلكم للحركة، سيرا على الاقدام وبالسيارات حتى الساعة الرابعة (16:00) مساء للوصول… pic.twitter.com/gut8H9QLye
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 14, 2023
“The IDF informs you of the necessity of evacuating your residential areas urgently in order to preserve your safety, via the Salah al-Din Road, which has been opened for you to move, on foot and in cars, until 4 p.m., to reach the southern Wadi Gaza and the humanitarian zone,” wrote IDF spokesperson for Arabic media, Avichay Adraee, on X (formerly Twitter).
“Do not surrender to the dictates of Hamas. Staying in Gaza City and those neighborhoods puts you at risk.”
IDF finds Hamas tunnel in mosque
The IDF found a tunnel used by Hamas in a mosque in the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said on Tuesday morning.
Ground forces additionally directed fighter jets and combat helicopters to strike a Palestinian anti-tank missile squad that was firing at them.
בפעילות קרקעית של לוחמי סיירת חטיבת הנגב, לוחמי סיירת גבעתי במילואים, חשפה היחידה פיר מנהרה הממוקם במסגד. כוחות קרקעים הכווינו מטוסי ומסוקי קרב שתקפו חוליית נ”ט שירו לעברם >> pic.twitter.com/k2W3jJZjvb
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 14, 2023
In the past day, the Israeli Air Force struck about 200 Hamas targets, including terrorists, weapons production sites, anti-tank missile launch sites, and military headquarters.
Overnight, Israeli naval forces struck a military camp used by Hamas’s naval forces for training and weapons storage.
On Tuesday morning, IDF soldiers took a photo holding Israeli flags and the flag of the Golani Brigade in the military police station in Gaza.
לוחמי גולני הצטלמו עם דגלי ישראל במפקדת המשטרה הצבאית בעזה@ItayBlumental @nurityohanan pic.twitter.com/lYXWTihkpx
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) November 14, 2023
IDF soldiers from the 7th Brigade and the Golani Brigade took control of central control centers belonging to Hamas in the past few days in the Sheikh Ejalin and Rimal neighborhoods in Gaza.
The 7th Brigade also took over the Hamas legislature, the governmental campus, the police headquarters, and an engineering faculty used to produce and develop weapons.
The soldiers additionally took control of the “Jizat” complex which includes Hamas training facilities, operations headquarters, interrogation facilities, and detention facilities.
The Golani Brigade raided the Governor’s House building in Gaza as well, which was used by Hamas for military and police offices, military intelligence offices, headquarters for the organization. The IDF also raided outposts used by Hamas to train for the October 7 massacre.
Hamas caught using civilian infrastructure for military purposes in Gaza
As the IDF continues its ground operation in Gaza, Israeli forces have found multiple cases of civilian infrastructure, including schools, homes, and hospitals being used by Hamas for military purposes.
On Monday, the IDF announced that it had found a terrorist tunnel leading from a Hamas terrorist’s house to the Rantisi Children’s Hospital, as well as RPGs, suicide bomber vests, and other weapons in the basement of the hospital. The IDF also found signs that Israeli hostages were being held in the basement of the hospital.
IDF to secure civilian evacuation routes on Tuesday as well
The IDF spokesperson for Arabic media, Avichay Adraee, announced on Tuesday morning that the evacuation corridor along Salah al-Din street to southern Gaza would be open and safe from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. as it has been nearly every day in recent weeks.
#عاجل يا سكان غزة، وخاصة سكان شمال القطاع أودّ إخطاركم بالرسائل التالية: أولاً، يظل الممرّ الآمن مفتوحاً اليوم ما بين التاسعة صباحاً (09:00) والرابعة عصراً (16:00) لأغراض إنسانية عبر محور صلاح الدين باتجاه المنطقة الواقعة إلى الجنوب من وادي غزة. والرجاء، حفاظاً على سلامتكم،… pic.twitter.com/bYj5P8D4fa
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 14, 2023
Additionally, the IDF will allow evacuation from the coast through Youssef al-Azma Street to the Salah al-Din evacuation route from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. the IDF will temporarily suspend military operations for humanitarian purposes in the al-Daraj and al-Tuffah neighborhoods.
“O residents of Gaza, do not surrender to Hamas, which has lost control over the northern Gaza Strip area and is trying to do everything it can to prevent you from moving south and protect yourselves,” wrote Adraee on X (formerly Twitter). Adraee added that anyone being blocked by Hamas from evacuation can contact the IDF by texting +97250-341-0322 or messaging the Telegram account @gaza_saver.