Israeli Military Says Evacuation Warning Now ‘Urgent’ Amid Ground Invasion

Israel's military says its warning for Gaza residents to evacuate south is now "urgent" as its ground offensive into the territory begins.

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00:00 Turning now to world news, as Israel continues its ground offensive in Gaza, the military

00:06 is renewing calls for people in the territory to evacuate.

00:09 "In the last two weeks, we are calling on the residents of the north, the Gaza Strip

00:14 and the city of Gaza, to temporarily evacuate to the south.

00:18 The evacuation to the south is for their own safety.

00:21 Today, we are emphasizing that this is an urgent call."

00:26 Now Israel's army has reportedly made it over two kilometers into Gaza.

00:30 The ground offensive is part of what Israel is calling the second phase in its war against

00:34 Hamas.

00:35 Gaza's health ministry says nearly 8,000 people have been killed in the territory since

00:40 the war began some three weeks ago.

00:42 Protests have erupted around the world calling for an end to the hostilities.

00:45 - [Woman] Be quiet now.