The IDF warns Palestinians against returning to Gaza City or approaching troops in all parts of Gaza, as the military has paused offensive operations in the Strip.
“IDF troops are still encircling Gaza City, and returning there is very dangerous,” says the military’s Arabic-language spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee, adding that the area north of the Wadi Gaza stream is a “dangerous combat zone.”
“For your safety, avoid returning north or approaching areas where IDF troops are operating anywhere in the Strip — even in its south,” he adds.
The IDF paused offensive maneuvers in Gaza City amid a push by US President Donald Trump to bring about an end to the war, but it is still conducting defensive operations in the Strip, including airstrikes against threats to forces.
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