The Israel Defense Forces announced a four-hour evacuation window for residents of Gaza City on Tuesday, as the Israeli military continues its campaign against what it calls Hamas strongholds. The four-hour window has now passed.
Despite the calls to move south, hundreds of thousands of residents are still in the city and northern Gaza, the enclave's officials said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that there will be no cease-fire in Gaza unless Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages. The White House said President Joe Biden discussed implementing temporary pauses in fighting with the prime minister in order to create an opportunity for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.
Netanyahu also said, in an exclusive interview with David Muir, the anchor for ABC News "World News Tonight," that Israel will have to oversee "security responsibility" in Gaza "for an indefinite period" in order to ensure that Hamas cannot carry out large-scale terrorism acts again.
Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed more than 10,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry.
The total number of deaths recorded over the 31 days of fighting is 10,022, including 4,102 children, the ministry said.