Around one million Palestinians were estimated to be residing in Gaza City before the IDF launched the major offensive. Civilians were ordered to evacuate to an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza.
The rate of Palestinians leaving the area has risen in the past week, as the IDF advances deeper into Gaza City. “Gaza City is emptying because its residents realize that the military operation is escalating and that moving south is for their safety," says Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman. (Source)
