Hamas warns Ashkelon residents to leave by 5pm

The representative of Hamas's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, known as Abu Obeida, issued a menacing warning said the Times of Israel, stating that a significant rocket assault on the southern coastal city of Ashkelon was imminent.

Abu Obeida, speaking on his Telegram channel, declared, "In response to the enemy's heinous act of displacing our people and compelling them to abandon their homes in various areas of the Gaza Strip, we are granting the residents of the occupied city of Ashkelon until 5 p.m. to evacuate."