Israeli army closes evacuation route from Gaza City

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : A day after Israel announced the launch of its ground offensive to seize control of Gaza's main urban center, tanks had moved short distances towards the city's central and western areas from three directions, but no major advance was reported.
41% : The prospects of a ceasefire appear remote after Israel attacked Hamas political leaders in Doha last week, infuriating Qatar, a co-mediator in ceasefire talks.
41% : The U.S., though disapproving of the Qatar strike, on Thursday vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would have demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and that Israel lift all restrictions on aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave.
39% : " Israeli media reported that about 450,000 people, or 45 percent of those who were in Gaza City on August 10 - when Israel announced plans to take control - had already left Gaza City as of Thursday.
38% : The official said Israel expected around 100,000 civilians to remain in the city, which would take months to capture, and said the operation could be suspended if a ceasefire was reached with the Hamas militant group.
37% : It was the sixth veto cast by the U.S. in the Security Council over the nearly two-year conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.
26% : Defying global criticism of the attack, including a rebuke by Israel's stalwart ally, the United States, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would strike Hamas leaders anywhere.
26% : Israel called the assessment "scandalous" and "fake."
22% : In a separate response to the Gaza conflict in general, a UN Commission of Inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.
17% : The United Nations, aid groups and foreign governments have condemned Israel's offensive and the proposed mass displacement.

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