US White House Calls '1.1 Million People to Evacuate Gaza Strip Within 24 Hours' an "Unreasonable Demand"

On the 13th (local time), major foreign media reported that a U.S. White House official expressed differing views regarding Israel's evacuation order for residents of the Gaza Strip in Palestine.

John Kirby, U.S. White House Coordinator for Strategic Communications
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John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council (NSC), said in an interview with MSNBC that Israel's notification for 1.1 million residents in northern Gaza, including Gaza City, to evacuate within 24 hours was an "unreasonable demand."

Kirby pointed out, "This involves a large number of people moving within a very short period of time."

However, he added, "We understand what they (Israel) are trying to do and why," and said, "The real target is Hamas, and they are trying to separate the civilian population from them."

Amid expectations that Israel will soon deploy ground forces into the Palestinian Gaza Strip, it issued an evacuation order to civilians.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement that day, announcing plans to conduct a large-scale operation in Gaza City within days and urged "all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate south."

Earlier that day, the United Nations stated that the Israeli military had notified 1.1 million people?nearly half of the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip?to leave Gaza City and other areas within 24 hours and evacuate to the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

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