Gaza
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have decided to stay in their homes in northern Gaza, despite Israeli warnings that they face grave danger if they don’t move south.
They say evacuation doesn’t make sense considering the relentless bombardment of southern Gaza, where Israel has repeatedly urged the more than one million residents of northern Gaza to seek refuge. If they flee, they face appalling conditions in overcrowded shelters and persistent shortages of food and water in the south. It is estimated that 350,000 civilians have remained in the north, even as Israel edges closer to a planned ground offensive.
