FILE - Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman, File)

Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people. (File photo: AP)

Displaced northern Gazans may return when no longer in danger says Israeli military

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Reuters

Published: 13 January ,2024: 09:34 PM GST Updated: 13 January ,2024: 09:44 PM GST

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The Israeli military said on Saturday it would consider allowing the return of Palestinian civilians displaced from the northern Gaza Strip when it deems there is no danger to them from fighting with Hamas, which it described as ongoing.

Asked about the fate of hundreds of thousands of evacuees from northern Gaza, armed forces chief Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi told reporters: “When we know there is no danger to the population, we will be able to consider bringing them back.”

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