Government has given an update on the situation in gaza, saying that enough food aid is being delivered each day to feed all civilians there. Spokesperson david mencer also had this to say about the warnings given to people in rafah. We have made gazans aware through flyers dropped, sms messages, phone calls and Media Broadcasts in arabic. The text of the flyers is available from the idf website. They call on residents of certain specified neighbourhoods to relocate to specified humanitarian safe zones, because the idf will be operating against the terrorist organisations in these areas. For their safety, the idf urges them to evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area in the al mawasi area. Warnings have also been issued that gaza city is still a dangerous active combat zone, and to avoid returning north of wadi gaza. Warnings have also been made to stay away from the eastern and southern security fences. 0ur middle east correspondent, Yolande Knell Reports from jerusalem.
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