More than 320,000 Palestinians have evacuated Gaza City for other areas of the Strip, according to fresh Israel Defense Forces (IDF) estimates released by Mannie Fabian on X this morning, September 15th, 2025, ahead of a planned offensive against Hamas. An estimated 20,000 people left Gaza City overnight, as the IDF prepares for a major operation in the area where approximately one million Palestinians resided before the evacuations began. Last week, the IDF had ordered all of Gaza City to evacuate immediately. Civilians were instructed to move to an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the southern part of the Strip. This comes amid ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, with heavy bombings reported in the Gaza Strip during a previous reporting window from 4:47 AM UTC to 5:16 AM UTC on September 15th, 2025. During that period, criticism regarding the political echelon and uncertainty about the campaign were voiced by a Chief of Staff in the Secret Committee, who expressed reservations about the Prime Minister's intentions for a military government in Gaza. President Donald Trump reiterated his stance on Qatar as a significant ally and urged Israel to exercise caution in its Gaza operations, according to statements made this morning and on September 14th.
