Palestinians Ignore Recent Israel Threat
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Jumat, 19 Oktober 2018 19:45 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A recent warning issued by Israeli military forces, which urged Palestinians living in Gaza to evacuate their homes, was ignored by most Palestinians.
"They dropped these bits of paper from planes telling people to leave. Where should we go?" said Faisal Hassan, who lives in Zeitun. "I will not leave my house, whatever happens. I have five children, we don't have food, we don't have wages. We're sitting here under God's mercy."
Hamas also urged residents to ignore the warnings. "There is no need to worry about these [warnings], or deal with them. Do not respond to them in any way. This is part of the psychological war, intended to disrupt the domestic front,” the militant group said.
In order to seek protection from Israel, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Egypt and Turkey in to gain support for an immediate end to the fighting after an attempt at an Egyptian-brokered truce collapsed.
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