From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 24, 2024
IDF issues new evacuation orders for Palestinians in central Gaza neighborhoods
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF has issued a new evacuation warning for Palestinians in the east Deir al-Balah and Maghazi area of central Gaza.
Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, publishes a map of the zones that need to be evacuated.
#عاجل ‼️ الى كل المتواجدين في منطقة بلديات المصدر والمغازي والحارات البساتين، الانصار، الديمثاء، الصفا، السدره, شرق دير البلح والمفرق الشرقي لدير البلح والمتواجدين بجانب شارع صلاح الدين في هذه المنطقه وتحديدًا في بلوكات 125, 126, 2231, 2232:
⭕️من أجل أمنكم، اخلوا المناطق فوراً… pic.twitter.com/NKA5aRmFor
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) August 24, 2024
Palestinians in the area are called to move to the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone, which is currently around 42 square kilometers (16 square miles), or 11 percent of the total size of the Gaza Strip.
According to IDF estimates, some 1.9 million Palestinians of the 2.3 million Gazan population are residing in the zone.
