'The people of Gaza City are like someone who received a death sentence and is awaiting execution,' said Tamer Burai, a Gaza City businessman. 'I am moving my parents and my family to the south today or tomorrow. I can't risk losing any of them'

Sources told Haaretz that the decision, while a long time coming, also relates to Israel's recent actions against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, as the crown prince calls the move an investment in national identity, the youth's resilience and national defense

On Sunday, the horns, drums and chants of Israelis who took to the streets to support the hostages' families calling for their return and for an end to the war, managed to breach the walls that Netanyahu's government built around itself to shield off their pleas