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Thousands flee northern Gaza after Israel issues evacuation orders

The death toll rises in Gaza as escalating air strikes prompt mass evacuations from towns deemed combat zones by Israel.

Palestinians flee their homes after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for a number of neighbourhoods, following heavy Israeli strikes, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip. [Abd Elhkeem Khaled/Reuters]

Published On 18 Mar 202518 Mar 2025