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He said Rishi Sunak has spoken to the Egyptian President about using the Egyptian-Gaza border to get Brits out.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right to say the situation is far from clear, it\u2019s one of the reasons – as I said before – we sent additional intelligence personnel in order to assist with exactly those types of operations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ominous confession came just minutes after Israel\u2019s military directed the immediate evacuation of Northern Gaza, warning its 1.1 million inhabitants to relocate to the south of the territory over the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s directive said Gaza City residents should evacuate \u201cfor their own safety and protection\u201d, adding they believe members of Hamas to be hiding in tunnels under the city.<\/p>\n
Hamas has now called on Palestinians to stay in their homes and ignore the order.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Grant Shapps said Hamas\u2019s demands for residents to stay put is an attempt to use them as \u201chuman shields\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIsrael, unlike Hamas\u2026 is doing all it can to provide advance warning in order that they can go after those terrorists who carried out those actions\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHamas can bring all of this two an end, they can release the hostages they can recognise not Israel, but can remove from their founding charter the principle of eradicating all Jews from the Earth, which is Hamas\u2019 purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIsrael has a perfect right to defend itself, it is doing that in a manner that involves giving people warning in advance when they\u2019re going to go after an area where Hamas are known to be.”<\/p>\n
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