Israel Military: "Local Residents Not Moving to Southern Gaza Considered Terrorists"

Iran's "Israel is IS" Propaganda Campaign

On the 22nd (local time), a man is sitting on the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli attack in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian armed group Hamas announced that at least 55 people were killed in the overnight attack.
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The Israeli military warned that Palestinian residents who do not move from the northern Gaza Strip to the south could be considered accomplices of 'terrorist organizations.'

According to foreign media on the 22nd (local time), a leaflet was found stating that anyone in the northern Gaza Strip who refuses to leave for south of Wadi (usually a dry valley that becomes a river flowing with water during heavy rain) Gaza could be regarded as an accomplice of terrorist organizations.

The leaflet, distributed in Gaza since the previous day, displayed the name and logo of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Additionally, this warning message was delivered via voice messages to mobile phones of people throughout the Gaza Strip.

With the Israeli military expected to launch a ground operation soon, they have deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along the Gaza border area.

Israel had previously warned Palestinians to evacuate to the southern region, but this is reportedly the first time they have stated that those who do not comply could be considered 'terrorist sympathizers.'

Meanwhile, as Israel prepares to enter a ground war, Iran is intensifying its propaganda efforts to incite anti-Israel sentiment among Middle Eastern countries.

According to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian compared Israel to the Islamic fundamentalist terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on the 21st (local time).

He said, "The brutality and aggressive actions of this pariah regime, its blasphemy against sacred religions, and its assault on humanity's historical and cultural heritage are entirely similar to those of uncivilized terrorist groups and Daesh (the term used in the Arab world for IS)."

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