US says they ‘understand’ Israel is giving ‘fair warning’ over forcible eviction of Palestinians

The White House has said they “understand” that the Israelis are trying to give “fair warning” to 1.1 million Palestinians being told to leave north Gaza, but that it would be a challenge to clear the territory of civilians completely.

In an interview with CNN, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “Now it’s a tall order. It’s a million people, and it's a very urban, dense environment.

“It’s already a combat zone. So I don’t think anybody’s underestimating the challenge here of effecting that evacuation.”