Israel allows thousands more civilians in Gaza
to flee 'fierce combat zone' in the north
Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Israel for the fourth consecutive day opened an evacuation corridor for civilians in Gaza to move to the southern end of the territory and away from military operations to root out Hamas fighters and destroy the group's infrastructure.
Warning that "time was running out", the military said people would be allowed passage via the Salah al-Din Road [linking the north of the strip with the south] for four hours beginning at 10 a.m. local time.
"For your safety, take advantage of the next chance to move south beyond Wadi Gaza. The northern Gaza Strip area is considered a fierce combat zone, and time is running out to evacuate it," Israel Defense Forces wrote on X.
"Join the hundreds of thousands who have responded to calls and moved south in recent days. If you care about yourself and your loved ones, head south according to our instructions."
The evacuation window was subsequently extended by 1 hour until 3 p.m. due to "substantial" demand.
"The IDF has extended the evacuation corridor by an extra hour, until 15:00 today, allowing many more Gazans to move south for their safety," Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories wrote in an update on X.
The same corridor has been opened daily since Sunday as Israeli ground forces close in on Hamas's Gaza City stronghold with troops beginning to fight their way into the city Wednesday.
On Tuesday, many displayed white flags as they walked or rode past IDF units, with their hands raised above their heads, video circulated by the Israeli military showed.
Wednesday's announcement came as Ukraine said it had successfully evacuated its first group of 43 nationals from Gaza to Egypt out of more than 350 trapped there amid the fighting that has sealed off the strip from the outside world for more than a month.
Ukrainian diplomats were providing necessary assistance to the evacuees on the ground in Egypt, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in a social media post.
"We have also helped evacuate 36 citizens of Moldova, and we are glad to help our friendly neighbor. The evacuation continues. Our embassies in Israel and Egypt, as well as other relevant agencies, are working hard to get more of our citizens out of Gaza."
The Moldovans and Ukrainians were brought out via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt but Wednesday's rescue means 315 of the 358 Ukrainians seeking help from Ukraine's Foreign Ministry remain behind in Gaza.
Zelensky pledged that Ukraine's embassies in Israel and Egypt were doing everything they could they get more Ukrainian citizens out of Gaza.
Ukrainian authorities say four Ukrainians have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7 and another 19 killed in Israel. More than 500 have been evacuated from Israel.
Gal Gadot screens barbaric Hamas atrocities
in Hollywood, clashes break out
Clashes break out between pro-Israel and pro-Hamas demonstrators in Los Angeles as footage of Hamas atrocities screened.
By Susan Tawil, World Israel News
Israeli actress Gal Gadot screened footage of Hamas atrocities from the October 7th invasion to hundreds of her Hollywood colleagues this week, sparking clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Hamas demonstrators.
The former Miss Israel has been an outspoken advocate for her homeland, using social media to influence her over 100 million followers to support Israel.
Since the October terrorist attack in which Gaza terrorsits slaughtered over 1,400 of her countrymen, Gadot has been pleading online for the release of the more than 240 hostages kidnapped by Hamas.
Aware of the upsurge in anti-Zionist propaganda and misinformation surrounding Israel’s counter-terror campaign in Gaza, the Wonder Woman star is fighting back.
Gadot organized the screening of a video exposing the Hamas massacre to prominent Hollywood personalities in Los Angeles and New York.
The graphic 47 minute video documents the atrocities of the surprise attack on Israeli civilians on October 7. The film was compiled by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) from security footage, jihadist body-cam evidence, and boastful Muslim social media postings.
It was shown recently by the Israeli government to select groups of journalists, as well as to members of Knesset (Israeli Parliament).
So brutal and visceral were the images, that several MKs couldn’t manage to sit through the screening, with one politician reportedly fainting.
Many of those who viewed the violence needed sedatives for days to cope with trauma from the violence they watched.
On Wednesday the video, titled “Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre,” was shown in Los Angeles, with 200 in attendance.
During the screening, demonstrators, both pro- and anti-Israel, gathered outside the building, and fighting broke out between the two sides.
Members of the large police force present at the event broke up the altercation.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass denounced the clash on social media, condemning the “unacceptable violence” triggered by “current worldwide tension,” and asking Angelenos to “stand together.”
Ironically, the venue for the video screening was the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance.
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