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[ 13-10-2023 ]
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[ International Relations ]
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[ U.S ]
      [https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-news-hamas-war-10-13-23/index.html

      Trump's turn against Israel offers stark reminder of what his diplomacy looks like
      Analysis from CNN's Stephen Collinson

      Donald Trump’s inflammatory and artless comments about Hamas’ horror in Israel emphasize the defining characteristic of his attitude toward foreign policy and his entire political world view: It’s all about him.

      Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, lauded Hezbollah militants as “very smart” and sought political gain from the attacks that killed 1,200 people by claiming that if the last election was not “rigged,” he’d be the American president and they’d never have happened.

      The ex-president openly admitted a grievance against Netanyahu, complaining he had pulled out at the last minute from joining the US air attack that assassinated Iranian intelligence chief Qasem Soleimani in Iraq in 2020. Trump had previously fumed over the Israeli leader’s perceived disloyalty in recognizing he lost the election.

      Trump is now a private citizen, and it’s possible he wouldn’t have addressed the situation in the same way if he were president - although there were multiple examples of his tone deafness and indiscretion when he was in the White House. But he’s also the 2024 Republican front-runner for president and his statements are therefore scrutinized for clues over how he would behave in office.

      His latest comments add to plentiful evidence that a second Trump term would be even more riotous at home and globally disruptive than his first four years in power.

      United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sought clarity Thursday night from Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan after Israel issued an order to vacate northern Gaza within 24 hours, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN.

      Israel gave the message to the UN team in Gaza just before midnight local time Thursday, which applied to approximately 1.1 million people, the UN said. 

      According to the source, Guterres, in at least two phone calls after, asked for clarity regarding how the order could be carried out after the UN said publicly it was "impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences."

      In a statement after midnight, Ambassador Erdan called the UN's response "shameful" and accused the body of "preaching to Israel."
        "For many years, the UN has turned a blind eye to the arming of Hamas and its use of the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip as a hiding place for its weapons and murder," Erdan told CNN. 

        "Now, instead of standing by Israel, whose citizens were slaughtered by Hamas terrorists and who tries to minimize harm to those not involved, it preaches to Israel. It is better for the UN to focus now on returning the hostages, condemning Hamas, and supporting Israel's right to defend itself.” 

      Israel has amassed more than 300,000 reservists along its southern border with Gaza but has not confirmed whether it is planning for an intensified military operation.

      Israeli military warns all Gaza City civilians to evacuate
      The Israeli military on Friday called on all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate "southwards" as it maintains its bombardment of the coastal enclave in response to Hamas terror attacks that killed more than 1,200 people.

      The United Nations warned Thursday that an Israeli military order to evacuate the entire 1.1 million population of northern Gaza to the south of the besieged enclave was "impossible" without causing major humanitarian consequences.

      In its statement Friday, the IDF said evacuated civilians will be able to return to Gaza City "only when another announcement permitting it is made."

      “Hamas terrorists are hiding in Gaza City inside tunnels underneath houses and inside buildings populated with innocent Gazan civilians,” the IDF said, claiming that Hamas militants “are using” civilians of Gaza as “human shields.”

      UK urges citizens in Gaza to relocate south
      The British Foreign Office updated its travel guidance on Friday, telling its citizens in Gaza to follow the advice from Israeli authorities to relocate south.

      "The Israeli military announced on the morning of 13 October that the entire population of Gaza north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza," the Foreign Office said in its latest update. "We advise following this advice issued by the Israeli authorities. We recognise this is a fast-moving situation that poses significant risks."

      Israel's military on Friday warned all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate "southwards," as the UN said an order for the mass evacuation of northern Gaza was "impossible" without major humanitarian consequences. Hamas militants told Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip not to leave their homes.

      Hamas tells Gaza residents not to leave their homes after IDF warns civilians to evacuate
      Hamas on Friday told Palestinians living in Gaza not to leave their homes, according to a statement sent to media organizations.
      The armed group, which governs the territory, accused Israel of engaging in “psychological warfare” by sending messages that told Palestinian civilians and employees of international organizations to evacuate to the south.

      Employees of “international institutions” remained at their posts and were not evacuating, the statement claimed. CNN has not independently verified the claim.

      Israel is maintaining its bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas terror attacks that killed more than 1,300 people and has amassed more than 300,000 reservists along its southern border - but has not confirmed whether it is planning an intensified military operation.

      The Israeli military on Friday called on all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate "southwards." The UN has said the order for 1.1 million people to leave northern Gaza was "impossible" without major humanitarian consequences.

      The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Friday said it has relocated its central operations center and international staff in Gaza to the south of the besieged enclave.

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