Former vice prime minister of Israel, Tzipi Livni, says Israel will not be responsible for civilian casualties in northern Gaza after Israel issued evacuation orders to about one million people.
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"They are asking their own civilians to stay in places where they know that Israel needs to bomb because we are trying to create a better future for Israelis and Palestinians," she said. Some civilians in Northern Gaza have elected to remain in their homes, while pregnant women, the elderly and the injured or sick have no choice. Medical personnel in Gaza's besieged hospitals have also said they will stay with their patients."We are trying to do our best to minimise the damage to civilians," she said.
In Gaza, more than 2,700 people, including at least 450 children, have died in the bombardment that followed Hamas's attacks in Israel. Ms Livni said Hamas was responsible for every one of those deaths.
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