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'Leave or face death': Fleeing Palestinians speak out after Israel calls for northern Gaza evacuation

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The Israel Defense Forces said it plans to "operate significantly in Gaza City in the coming days" to target Hamas and wanted "to avoid harming civilians." Fleeing Palestinians are facing fear and uncertainty after the Israeli Military told all residents north of Wadi Gaza -- 1.1 million people -- to evacuate their homes within 24 hours and move south. The Israel Defense Forces made the announcement on Friday morning because it plans to "operate significantly in Gaza City in the coming days" to target Hamas and wanted "to avoid harming civilians." Afaf Al-Najjar, a 21-year-old university student, told ABC News she woke up to the announcement in a hotel where she had been staying with her parents. From there, she says they waited for two hours to get a cab home to pick up important documents such as their pas Sports , ID cards, and birth certificates, along with some clothes. People evacuate Gaza City following an Israeli warning of increased mi...

1 Kosovo police officer killed and 1 wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions with Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister says one police officer has been killed and another wounded in an attack he blames on support from neighboring Serbia PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes at a delicate moment in their European Union-facilitated dialogue to normalize ties. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said “masked professionals armed with heavy weapons” opened fire on a police patrol in the village of Banjska, in Leposavic municipality, 55 kilometers (35 miles) north of the capital Pristina at 3 a.m. (01:00 GMT). Kosovo police said two trucks without license plates blocked a bridge at the entrance to the village. Three police units were sent to unblock it but came under fire from different positions with various weapons, including hand grenades and bombs. Police managed to push back the attack and take two injured po...