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Thursday, April 3, 2025
IDF issues evacuation order for parts of Gaza City after rocket fired at Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Following rocket fire from the central Gaza Strip on Nahal Oz this evening, the IDF issues an evacuation warning for Palestinians in the south Gaza City area.
In a post on X, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee, publishes a map of the area that is to be evacuated, saying this is a “final warning” before the IDF carries out strikes there.
The warning includes the Gaza City neighborhoods of Zeitoun, Tel al-Hawa and Sabra. Adraee calls on Palestinians to leave the area and head to the Mawasi area on the coast of the Strip’s south.
The rocket launched at Nahal Oz was intercepted by air defenses, and there were no reports of injuries. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
#عاجل ‼️ إلى جميع سكان قطاع غزة المتواجدين في مناطق بلدة غزة القديمة والصبرة وتل الهوى والزيتون الغربي
????هذا انذار مسبق وأخير قبل الهجوم!????
⭕️تعود المنظمات الإرهابية وتطلق قذائفها الصاروخية من داخل المدنيين.
⭕️لقد حذرنا هذه المنطقة مرات عديدة.
⭕️من أجل سلامتكم عليكم الانتقال… pic.twitter.com/5rZtJAf7Og— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) April 3, 2025
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