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Israel Army Says over 250,000 Residents Have Left Gaza City
Israeli forces intensified air and ground attacks aiming to dismantle Hamas, leading to widespread displacement and destruction in Gaza City, with over 250,000 people fleeing, military says.
- The Israeli military announced on September 13, 2025, that over 250,000 residents have fled Gaza City to other parts of Gaza amid intensified assaults.
- This mass evacuation followed Israel's ground offensive launched in early September aiming to fully occupy Gaza City and defeat Hamas in its last strongholds.
- Israeli forces distributed leaflets instructing residents in western Gaza neighborhoods to leave promptly, directing them to exit through Al-Rashid Street located just south of Wadi Gaza for their protection.
- Since October 2023, over 64,700 Palestinians have died, with much of Gaza’s infrastructure destroyed by the offensive. This has led to a famine responsible for the deaths of at least 413 people, among them 143 children.
- The displacement and destruction worsened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, while international calls grew to halt the offensive and the planned invasion faced criticism over soldier and captive safety risks.
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The UN estimates that about 1 million Palestinians live in and around Gaza City – The IDF dropped leaflets on the city calling on residents to leave
According to the Israeli army, more than 250,000 people have fled from Gaza City to other parts of the Gaza Strip. According to UN estimates, about one million people have stayed there.
The Israeli army claimed on Saturday that more than 250,000 people had left Gaza City in recent weeks to other parts of the Palestinian territory, following an intensification of Israeli bombings and raids.
Israel wants to take the city of Gaza and has called on the approximately one million inhabitants to flee to the south, but many are waiting there - despite new Israeli attacks and other deaths.
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