Israel gives 4.30 hours to Gazans to evacuate Old City

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued an advisory for residents living in Gaza City to evacuate the region in the next few hours via the Salah al-Din Road to reach the humanitarian zone.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, IDF said, "Residents of Gaza City, especially the neighborhoods of the Old City of Jabalia and Shuja’iya, we urge you to evacuate your residential areas immediately in order to preserve your safety via the Salah al-Din Road until 16:00, to reach the south of Wadi Gaza and the humanitarian zone."It added that there would be a local tactical pause of military activities in the region from 10 am to 2 pm in the al-Salam and al-Manara neighborhoods in Khan Yunis."Hamas has lost its control over northern Gaza and is trying to prevent you from moving south for your safety," it claimed. Residents have been asked to contact IDF via text message or their official Telegram account if their path safety is blocked."For your safety, you must stay in southern Gaza, specifically in the humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi, which allows the appropriate conditions for your protection and that of your loved ones. We encourage you to seize the time and move south!" IDF said in its advisory.Earlier today, the Israel National Security Council announced that hostages would not be released before Friday. Initially, the first batch of hostages were to be freed on Thursday.The decision to delay the execution of the hostage deal to Fridaay was taken together by Israel, Qatar and Egypt while the US was kept in the loop about the developments.