Thousands of Gazans are fleeing south on foot after running out of food and water in the north and weathering heavy fighting and Israeli bombardment.
Thousands more Palestinians have fled northern Gaza on foot, the United Nations said Wednesday, as desperation grew over the dwindling supply of food and water, intensified shelling and the approach of Israeli troops and tanks. More than 70% of Gaza's population of 2.3 million have already left their homes, but the number of people making their way south has picked up pace recently, as the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault inside Israel entered its second month.
Israel is focusing its operations on Gaza City, which was home to some 650,000 people before the war and where the military says Hamas has its central command and a vast labyrinth of tunnels. Hundreds of thousands of Gazans have heeded Israeli orders to flee the north in recent weeks, even though Israel also routinely strikes what it says are militant targets in the south, often killing civilians. Tens of thousands of Palestinians remain in the north, however, many sheltering at hospitals or U.
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