Palestinians flee northern Gaza before expected Israeli ground invasion
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6FJ25)
Thousands pack into cars and trucks or leave on foot after Israel told them to go, as violence flares in East Jerusalem and West Bank
Thousands of people have been fleeing to the southern half of Gaza before an expected ground invasion of the blockaded strip as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict descends into its bloodiest period in decades.
The UN says it estimates tens of thousands" of people have fled their homes and moved south, adding that more than 400,000 Palestinians in Gaza were already internally displaced before Israel's military issued an order to evacuate.
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