Israel announces to the population of Gaza two exit corridors to the south until 3:00 p.m.

The Israeli Army announced this Saturday to the population of northern and north-central Gaza the opening of two exit corridors to the south of the enclave that will remain in force from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., peninsular time in Spain).

The head of the Arab media division of the Israel Defense Forces, Colonel Avichay Adraee, has published on his X account, formerly Twitter, that residents will be able to travel the central Saladin road and the route that links the coastal avenues of Daldul and Al Sana "without any danger" towards Khan Yunis, the main town in the south of the enclave.

"If you are interested in your own safety and that of your loved ones, head south according to instructions," the colonel warned.

This protocol comes after Israel yesterday announced a 24-hour ultimatum for residents of towns in the northern and central part of the enclave to leave their homes due to the prospect of a ground incursion against Hamas.

The initiative has been rejected by the United Nations and several international NGOs, which consider it as forced displacement that will lead 1.1 million residents of these populations to a humanitarian catastrophe and a violation of International Humanitarian Law.

Israel argues, on the other hand, that this is a measure for the protection of civilians, who are being used as human shields by the Palestinian militias. "Rest assured," Colonel Adraee said, "that Hamas leaders are taking care of themselves and protecting themselves from attacks in the region."

This Friday, the Ministry of Health of Gaza, under control of Hamas, reported at least 70 Palestinians killed and 200 injured in an Israeli bombardment on precisely the exit corridor opened on the Saladin highway, the main vehicle transit route in the enclave. .

In recent hours, international leaders such as the president of the United States, Joe Biden, have been focusing on the crisis that the Gazan population is going through while White House officials, according to official sources to the American network NBC, have recommended containment to Israel faces a possible firm entry of its forces into the Strip, something that has not happened since Operation Cast Lead in 2008.

"We cannot lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians have nothing to do with Hamas and as a result they are also suffering," the US president highlighted in a speech from Philadelphia.

Biden has also highlighted that Washington is working with the governments of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and other Arab nations, as well as with the United Nations, to promote humanitarian aid in the Middle East in the context of the attacks.

Also, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced this Saturday the complete adhesion of the European bloc to the United Nations' rejection of the protocol initiated by the Israeli Army so that 1.1 million Residents of northern Gaza leave their homes ahead of a possible Israeli ground offensive against Hamas.

"I completely support António Guterres' warning," Borrell said on his X account, formerly Twitter, in a statement that endorses the warning issued by the UN Secretary General.

"The evacuation of a million civilians through a densely populated war zone to a place without food, water or shelter, and into a territory under siege is extremely dangerous and virtually impossible."