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IDF Orders Evacuation in Gaza; Defense Minister Warns of Escalation
IDF orders evacuation in Gaza as Defense Minister warns of escalation. Residents instructed to evacuate southward as tensions rise.
Jerusalem, 5 September, 2025 (TPS-IL) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) distributed leaflets in Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood on Friday, instructing residents to evacuate southward via Rashid Street, along the coast, and cross Wadi Gaza.
Shortly after, Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that the “gate of hell in Gaza is now being opened.” He said the first evacuation notice was issued to a high-rise used by Hamas in Gaza City before its planned strike.
Katz warned that IDF operations will intensify until Hamas accepts Israel’s conditions to end the war — foremost, the release of all hostages and the group’s disarmament — or face destruction.
