From IDF says tens of thousands more have evacuated Gaza City
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Palestinians fleeing south from Gaza City ride vehicles with their belongings, on the coastal road near Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on September 12, 2025 (Eyad BABA / AFP)
Tens of thousands of Palestinians evacuated Gaza City over the past day, bringing the total number of those who left the area in recent weeks to around 280,000, according to IDF estimates.
Around one million Palestinians were estimated to be residing in Gaza City before the IDF began to prepare for a major offensive against Hamas there.
On Tuesday, the IDF ordered all of Gaza City to evacuate immediately ahead of the planned offensive.
Civilians have been instructed to head for an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the Strip’s south.
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