The estimate represents roughly half the population of northern Gaza, where the IDF is gearing up for the next stages of its war with Hamas, which controls the territory.
Here's what else you need to know:Next stages: Israel has been signaling it is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, even as a humanitarian crisis grows inside the coastal Palestinian enclave.
Israel has been signaling it is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, even as a humanitarian crisis grows inside the coastal Palestinian enclave.
On Monday, the US embassy said desperate residents hoping to exit Gaza via Rafah may receive "very little notice" if it opens.
On Monday, the US embassy said desperate residents hoping to exit Gaza via Rafah may receive "very little notice" if it opens.
Persons:
Mahmoud Abbas, Antony Blinken, Abdel Fattah El, Lynn Hastings, UNTV
Organizations:
Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Palestinian, UN
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Egypt, UNTV . Southern Gaza