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Hamas warns Israeli residents to leave Ashkelon in hours
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Israeli soldiers gather after the alert of an apparent security incident, in Ashkelon, southern Israel. /Amir Cohen/Reuters
Israeli soldiers gather after the alert of an apparent security incident, in Ashkelon, southern Israel. /Amir Cohen/Reuters

Israeli soldiers gather after the alert of an apparent security incident, in Ashkelon, southern Israel. /Amir Cohen/Reuters

Hamas's military wing, the al Qassam Brigades, has warned people living in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon that they have until 5 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) to leave, without giving any further details.

The group posted on social media that its deadline to leave was in response to the "crime of the enemy."

The statement on Telegram said: "In response to the crime of the enemy displacing our people and forcing them to flee their homes in several areas of the Gaza Strip, we give the residents of the occupied city of Ashkelon time to leave before 5 o'clock in the evening."

As part of continued strikes across Israel, Hamas claimed to have hit Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, which the Israelis have denied.

Meanwhile, two members from Hamas's political office, Jawad Abu Shammala and Zakaria Abu Maamar, were killed in an air strike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, an official from the group said.

In a statement, the Israeli military confirmed killing Abu Shammala, saying he had been struck "overnight."

Hamas warns Israeli residents to leave Ashkelon in hours

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Source(s): Reuters

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