{"id":52225,"date":"2025-09-04T18:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/large-scale-evacuation-of-gazans-from-north-gaza-gaza-city-to-begin-soon\/04\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T18:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:43:50","slug":"large-scale-evacuation-of-gazans-from-north-gaza-gaza-city-to-begin-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/large-scale-evacuation-of-gazans-from-north-gaza-gaza-city-to-begin-soon\/04\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Large-scale evacuation of Gazans from north Gaza, Gaza City to begin soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas distributed media messages to deter residents from moving south, in order to continue using them as human shields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The large-scale movement of the population from northern Gaza and Gaza City is expected to begin soon, according to officers in the Southern Command.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Estimates suggest that hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ngo-israels-11-000-palestinian-203624878.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:thousands of Palestinians;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">thousands of Palestinians<\/a> will move to shelter areas in the southern Gaza Strip. The officers said that the transfer will be accompanied by the distribution of leaflets and media announcements to residents of the Strip. The move will also be accompanied by intensified ground and air operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, thousands of tents and shelter equipment entered Gaza on Thursday, COGAT said on X\/Twitter, in preparation for the IDF&#8217;s plans. Tens of thousands more tents are in the pipeline and are expected to enter Gaza in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;COGAT, together with international partners, is working to ensure the population has humanitarian supplies, including food, medical supplies, and shelter equipment,&#8221; the agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The defense establishment estimates that between 70,000 and 80,000 residents have left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/gaza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gaza City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gaza City<\/a> for the south over the past two weeks due to fears of an escalation in fighting by Israel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A Palestinian displaced by the Israeli military offensive walks in a tent camp, as Israeli forces escalate operations around Gaza City, in Gaza City, September 3, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/Mahmoud Issa)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas fears the movement of residents, who are used by the group as human shields, and is therefore trying to prevent it. After IDF Arabic-language spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/gaza-city-evacuation-inevitable-idfs-140655570.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Avichay Adraee;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avichay Adraee<\/a> published messages to Gaza residents about designated humanitarian zones in the Strip,<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas\u2019s Government Information Office claimed that the Al-Mawasi area and the central camps were not suitable for absorbing evacuees, warning of suffering, overcrowding, and hunger. A channel operated by Hamas\u2019s military wing told residents that the announcement was merely \u201ca deception to force residents to evacuate to areas near our positions, where they continue to be targets for attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ahead of the implementation of the plan to capture Gaza City, which is expected to include the evacuation of the city\u2019s population to the south, security officials told <em>Walla<\/em> that Hamas has launched a new campaign against the movement of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Hamas distributes media messages to deter residents from moving south<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As part of the campaign, Hamas distributed media messages to deter residents from moving south, in order to continue using them as human shields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas also began distributing leaflets forbidding residents from leaving and claimed that prices in Gaza City were being reduced, in an attempt to keep the population in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF has received testimonies, including video documentation, showing Palestinians from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/seven-idf-soldiers-wounded-explosive-114619898.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zeitoun neighborhood;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zeitoun neighborhood<\/a> evacuating south, saying, \u201cThere is no other place we want to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents expressed concern over their inability to afford rent in a new location if they fail to find tents in the shelter areas in the south.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/large-scale-evacuation-gazans-north-215951037.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas distributed media messages to deter residents from moving south, in order to continue using them as human shields. 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