Israel urges Gazans in the north to evacuate

Published June 29th, 2025 - 06:41 GMT
Jabalia, Gaza Strip
Men shout out to others below as smoke billows while first-responders attempt to extinguish a blaze following an Israeli strike at the UNRWA's Osama bin Zaid school in the Saftawi district in western Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Israel's military issued an evacuation order on Sunday for the northern Gaza Strip, calling Palestinians in parts of Gaza City and nearby areas to leave the area immediately.

"Warning to all those present in the Gaza City and Jabalia areas, and in the neighborhoods of Al-Zaytoun East, Old Town, Turkmen, Ajdida, Al-Tuffah, Al-Daraj, Al-Sabra, Jabalia Town, Jabalia Nazla, Jabalia Camp, Al-Rawda, Al-Nahda, Al-Zuhur, Al-Nur, Al-Salam, and Tal Al-Zaatar," Israel's military spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted on his X account.

Adraee also shared an image of a map of northern Gaza, calling people to "evacuate immediately south to Al-Mawasi".

He added: "The Defense Army is operating with extreme force in these areas, and these military operations will escalate, intensify, and extend westward to the city center to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organizations."

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