00:00 Recently these leaflets were dropped from the sky onto Gaza City.
00:04 They're a warning from Israel, telling citizens to evacuate and head south
00:08 as the Israeli army is gearing up for a counter-offensive against Hamas,
00:12 a military operation in response to the recent attacks by that group,
00:16 one which claimed the lives of over 1,200 Israelis.
00:19 The warning was a courtesy to the city's civilian residents.
00:22 There's just one problem. Gaza is home to some 1.1 million people,
00:26 and Israel has only given them 24 hours to get out.
00:29 With a spokesperson for the UN saying they won't have enough time to evacuate that many people,
00:34 telling Axios recently, "The United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place
00:39 without devastating humanitarian consequences,"
00:42 adding that it could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation.
00:47 The leaflet also said that Gaza residents shouldn't return to their homes until further notice,
00:51 notice provided directly from the Israeli defense forces,
00:54 saying that anyone who does return is "risking their lives."
00:58 Some 1,500 Palestinians are believed to have been killed in Israeli strikes so far,
01:03 with 400,000 already having fled their homes.
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