Hamas is preventing civilians from evacuating the Jabaliya area in northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting operations against targets of the terrorist group, a Gazan is heard saying in a recording released by the IDF on Monday.
According to an IDF statement, intelligence indicates Hamas is attempting to regroup in Jabaliya, prompting the IDF to urge civilians to evacuate through designated humanitarian routes to the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone.
In a conversation with an IDF representative, a Gazan civilian described how Hamas terrorists were beating them with sticks to stop them from leaving the area and forcing them to return from the humanitarian corridor. Despite IDF efforts to facilitate civilian evacuations, Hamas continues to block their departure, keeping them in the combat zone.