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Tens of Thousands Flee Gaza City as Israel Issues New Forced Evacuation Orders 

HeadlineJun 30, 2025

Tens of thousands of Palestinians fled central and northern Gaza on Sunday after Israel issued new forced evacuation orders and began bombing eastern parts of Gaza City. Israel’s stepped-up campaign follows another bloody weekend that saw scores of Palestinian civilians killed, including children huddled in tents, families taking shelter at a sports stadium and starving Palestinians seeking food at militarized aid distribution sites. In Jabaliya, rescue teams pulled at least 15 bodies from the rubble of a home leveled by an Israeli airstrike Sunday morning. 

Am Mohammed: “Today, they forced us to leave, ordered us to evacuate and then bombed us with shells and warplanes. Just as we were about to flee, they bought our homes down on us. What do they want from us? Let them tell us what they want. Enough is enough. About 10 people were killed in the house, most of them children.”

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