Ordering evacuation in the conflict-hit Gaza city, the Israeli military on Wednesday dropped leaflets across the c🃏ity saying “Gaza City will remain a dangerous combat zoꦓne" while calling on people to head south.
Months ago, Israel issued similar orders for residents of nort🐻hern Gaza, including Gaza City, to flee south it was actively operatinꦐg in the conflict zone.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still reside in the hard-hit north as many of th🐼em have nowhere to go. Most of Gaza's 2.3 million people are crammed into squalid tent ca🧜mps in central and southern Gaza.
Wednesday's evacuation order is likely a signal that Israel is expanding an incursion into the city, where it has been operating in recent days. It was the latest sign that Hamas is regrouping in areas that Israel previously sꦏaid it had cleared of militants.
The evacuation ordꦉer came amid US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators' endeavours to push through a long-elusive cease-fire de🍸al.
Acording to Israel, it is pursuing Hamas fighters regrouping in various parts of Gaza nine months into the military's devastatiꩲng campaign of airstrikes and ground offensives.
But the💮 heavy str🐬ikes the length of the territory also could be aimed at hiking up pressure on Hamas in the cease-fire efforts.
