IDF: 550,000 out of one million civilians have fled Gaza City
At the initial stages of evacuations a couple of weeks ago, only around 70,000 civilians fled. By early last week, the numbers had risen to around 250,000.
Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 17, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBUpdated: