Residents of Khan Younis used their hands to search through the rubble of their destroyed homes on October 14, following an Israeli airstrike overnight. “This is a genocide, not a war, it`s genocide. And it`s an attempt to displace the people of the Gaza Strip, but this will not happen,” said a Khan Younis resident, whose home was damaged in the strike. The Israeli military said on Saturday it had seen a "significant movement" of Palestinian civilians moving south, a day after it ordered Gaza City residents to flee, as Israel`s prime minister promised further retaliation for Hamas` rampage last week. Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas for the attack a week ago, in which its fighters killed 1,300 Israelis, mainly civilians, and seized scores of hostages. Israel has since put the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians, under a total siege and bombarded it with unprecedented air strikes. Gaza authorities say 1,900 people have died.