Israel Urges Civilians to Leave Gaza City Amid Heavy Fighting

Published on July 11, 2024

Israel urged all Palestinian civilians to leave Gaza City on July 10 as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepares to escalate its bombardment of Hamas fighters in the area. The terrorist group Hamas has regrouped in the city after being cleared out by Israel early in the war.  IDF dropped leaflets on Gaza City, with maps marking “safe routes” for evacuation. Civilians were urged to head south along two routes to the central Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controlled the Gaza Strip, said Israel’s latest offensive killed more than 60 Palestinians across the enclave on July 9. Casualty figures released by Hamas and the medical authorities under its jurisdictions do not distinguish between civilians and Hamas fighters....