Evacuation

Palestinian mother of US Navy sailor evacuated from Gaza in coordinated operation - report

Ahlam Firwana was extracted through Israeli and Jordanian coordination after her son’s pleas to US officials.

PALESTINIANS RELOCATE after the IDF issued evacuation orders in Gaza City in June. The writer asks: How is it that an army that warns civilians before striking and holds itself to impossible ethical standards is accused of genocide?
Palestinians evacuating northern Gaza following IDF orders, October 3, 2025

Gaza City evacuation: Almost a million Palestinians leave Gaza, some 200,000 remain, IDF says

Palestinians move from the Shujaiya neighborhood after the Israeli army ordered its evacuation due to Hamas rocket fire, in Gaza. April 3, 2025.

Over 800,000 Palestinians flee Gaza City as Hamas grip weakens

Boats are kept on a road as Typhoon Bualoi nears, in Nghe An province, Vietnam, September 28, 2025.

Vietnam evacuates thousands, shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi nears


IDF controls over half of Gaza City as 800,000 residents flee the area - Southern Command

In recent days, the IDF has expanded the scope of strikes across Gaza City, targeting more than 140 sites each night.

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 27, 2025.

IDF: 550,000 out of one million civilians have fled Gaza City

At the initial stages of evacuations a couple of weeks ago, only around 70,000 civilians fled. By early last week, the numbers had risen to around 250,000.

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 17, 2025.

WWII bomb found in Hong Kong defused after mass evacuation

A massive WWII-era US bomb discovered in Hong Kong triggered the evacuation of thousands before being safely defused by police bomb experts in a high-risk operation.

Members of the explosive ordinance disposal unit inspect a defused US-made bomb (C), dropped during World War II, that was found inside a construction site at the junction of Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong on May 11, 2018.

WWII bomb forces overnight evacuation in central Berlin

Authorities established a 500-meter security perimeter in the densely populated district. Police officers went door-to-door, instructing residents to leave their homes immediately.

German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

Hamas reaching 'breaking point' as Gaza City evacuation expands, security source says

"Once more than half a million Palestinians [have evacuated], criticism of the Hamas leadership will intensify to the point where signs of its collapse may begin to appear."

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 17, 2025.

IDF strikes high-rise building used by Hamas in Gaza City as over 280,000 Gazans leave the city

Earlier, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued another evacuation order for Gaza City residents to move southward. According to him, more than 250,000 Gazans have already left the city.

Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.

IDF drops leaflets, texts, sends recording to Palestinians saying 'leave Gaza now'

Special Unit 504, also known as "the IDF's Mossad," has handled much of the operation given its expertise in Arabic and Palestinian culture.

A Palestinian man holds a leaflet, dropped by Israeli forces, ordering residents of Gaza City to evacuate, in Gaza City September 9, 2025.

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Displaced Palestinians flee amid an Israeli military operation, following an Israeli evacuation order, in Gaza City, September 9, 2025.

Retired teacher returns to Kiryat Shmona to mark first day of school

President Herzog joins pupils in Kiryat Shmona as schools reopen following war-time evacuation. Enrollment drops by nearly 1,000 since 2023.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal visit Israeli kids on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, September 1, 2025.

Israeli evacuation of Gaza City would be unsafe and unfeasible, Red Cross head says

Many people in Gaza City would not be able to follow evacuation orders because they are starving, sick or injured, Mirjana Spoljaric said.

Displaced Palestinians ride on a vehicle as they flee from one area to another within Gaza City, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, August 29, 2025

Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies

Vietnam evacuates over 580,000 people as Typhoon Kajiki strengthens, with both Vietnam and China bracing for impact.

A man walks past a devastated area following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 8, 2024; illustrative.