Army calls on all residents of Gaza City to flee

Army calls on all residents of Gaza City to flee dpa. The army's call to flee applies to the entire city. The Israeli army is calling on all residents of Gaza City to flee. People should leave the city in the north of the contested coastal area and head for the towns of Deir al-Balah and Al-Sawaida in the center, said the call, which an Israeli military spokesman published in Arabic. He also described routes that those affected can use without checkpoints. The city of Gaza remains a dangerous combat zone, warned the spokesman. The calls to flee are usually a sign of impending new Israeli military operations. Israeli media reported that the army had distributed leaflets in the city in the morning and called on people to leave the city. The military has already called on residents of several districts of Gaza City to flee in recent weeks. In the affected districts, including Shejaiya, there have been fierce fighting since then. The current call to flee applies to the entire city. Israeli troops had already fought in the city of Gaza at the beginning of the war. Meanwhile, fighters from the Islamist Hamas are trying to regroup there and elsewhere. The city has been one of the worst affected by the massive devastation caused by the war.