Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Friday in a social media post that an evacuation call has been issued for civilians in the Gaza City.
"The IDF calls for the evacuation of all civilians of Gaza City from their homes southwards for their own safety and protection and move to the area south of the Wadi Gaza ... Gaza City is an area where military operations take place," it was written in the post.
IDF said that "Hamas terrorists" are using "tunnels underneath houses and inside buildings populated with innocent Gazan civilians" to hide. It further warned that in the coming days, the military will be operating "significantly" in the area, and urged the civilian population to move and not be used as "human shields" by Hamas.