IDF issues evacuation order for Gaza City, Jabalia, saying fighting ‘is spreading westward’

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF troops operate in the Jabalia area of north Gaza, in a handout photo published June 29, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops operate in the Jabalia area of north Gaza, in a handout photo published June 29, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF calls on Palestinians residing in Gaza City and Jabalia in the Strip’s north to evacuate amid an ongoing offensive against Hamas.

“The IDF is operating in the area with increased force to destroy the enemy and terror organizations. The fighting is spreading westward toward the city center,” says the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee on X.

The warning calls for civilians to head south to the Mawasi area on the coast.

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