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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Army tells civilians to leave northern Gaza again as offensive ratchets up
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF re-issues a wide evacuation warning for Palestinians in the Gaza City and Jabalia areas in the northern Gaza Strip.
The area was already ordered to evacuate on May 29, and has been part of a no-go zone since.
Civilians are instructed to head for the Mawasi area on the coast in Gaza’s south.
#عاجل ‼️تحذير الى كل المتواجدين في منطقة مدينة غزة وجباليا وفي أحياء الزيتون الشرقي، البلدة القديمة، التركمان، اجديدة، التفاح، الدرج، الصبرة، جباليا البلد، جباليا النزله، معسكر جباليا، الروضة، النهضة، الزهور، النور، السلام وتل الزعتر
⭕️من أجل أمنكم، اخلوا فوراً جنوباً الى منطقة… pic.twitter.com/WdIPuWZiax— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) June 29, 2025
“The IDF is operating with extreme force in these areas, and these military operations will escalate, intensify, and extend westward to the city center to destroy the capabilities of the terrorist organizations,” says the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee in a post on X.
“Hamas is bringing a disaster upon you. Returning to dangerous combat zones poses a danger to your lives,” he adds.
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