Israel Tells Palestinians In Gaza City To Head For Safer Ground

Israeli forces ordered Palestinians in Gaza City to evacuate Saturday as the military prepared to seize the famine-stricken area, directing residents to a tent camp in southern Gaza.

The Israeli military declared Muwasi, a makeshift camp in the southern Gaza Strip, a humanitarian area and told Gaza City’s population to leave immediately, according to CBS News. Military spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted on X that the army considered the city a Hamas stronghold and combat zone.

“The designated safe zone would include field hospitals, water pipelines, food and tents, and relief efforts will continue on an ongoing basis in cooperation with the U.N. and international organizations,” the military said, according to the outlet. The army provided maps showing the humanitarian area in Khan Younis, including the block containing Nasser Hospital.

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Aid groups warn that evacuating Gaza City’s nearly one million residents would worsen the humanitarian crisis, the outlet reported. Palestinians have fled their homes repeatedly during the two-year conflict, with many too weak to move again. (RELATED: Viral Gaza Boy Allegedly Killed By IDF Apparently Found Alive With His Mother)

Israeli forces have previously struck areas they declared safe, including Muwasi itself, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Last week, an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital killed 22 people, including Associated Press contributor Mariam Dagga.

The evacuation order followed Friday’s Israeli strike on a Gaza City high-rise that the military claimed Hamas used for surveillance, though no evidence was provided, the outlet reported.

The conflict began after Hamas-led terrorists killed around 1,200 people and abducted 251 in their Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Forty-eight hostages remain in Gaza. Israel’s offensive has killed over 64,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.