Israel’s military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has said in a televised briefing that Hamas has lost control of northern Gaza as thousands of residents have moved south, Reuters reports.

“We saw 50,000 Gazans move from the northern Gaza Strip to the south. They are moving because they understand that Hamas has lost control in the north,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said.

“Hamas has lost control and is continuing to lose control in the north.”

Hagari added that there would be no ceasefire but Israel has been allowing for humanitarian pauses at specific times to allow for residents to relocate south.

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