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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
IDF urges all Gazan civilians to head to al-Mawasi humanitarian area ahead of planned offensive
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The IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee urges all of Gaza’s residents to evacuate to the Mawasi coastal area in preparation for the expansion of fighting in the northern city.
In a post on X, Adraee says that the coastal al-Mawasi area will see improved humanitarian services, including healthcare, water, and food.
He also warns that approaching or returning to combat zones or areas where IDF forces are operating endangers the lives of civilians.
Recent reports estimate that only some 10,000 of Gaza City’s roughly one million residents have evacuated to the south in the three weeks since Israel announced it would empty the city of its civilian population.
#عاجل ‼️ إلى جميع سكان قطاع غزة، تمهيدًا لتوسيع القتال إلى داخل مدينة غزة نذكركم ان منطقة المواصي ستشهد تقديم خدمات إنسانية أفضل خاصة ما يتعلق بالخدمات الصحية والمياه والغذاء
⭕️من أجل سلامتكم نحذر ان الاقتراب أو العودة إلى مناطق القتال أو إلى المناطق التي تعمل فيها قوات جيش… pic.twitter.com/0bBf36xl0M
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) September 2, 2025
The IDF is reportedly expected to launch a major operation to take over Gaza City in mid-September.
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