Thousands of Palestinians flee the combat zone in north Gaza after Israel announced a window for safe passage to the south amid its military campaign.
Thousands of Palestinians streamed onto Gaza 's only highway Friday, fleeing the combat zone in the north after Israel announced a window for safe passage and following Israel i strikes near hospitals. Amid an intensifying campaign of airstrikes and ground battles , the search for safety in Gaza has grown increasingly desperate. Tens of thousands have walked south, where they face the prospect of ongoing bombardment and dire conditions .
On Friday, a steady stream of civilians used both sides of Gaza’s main north-south highway. Parents walked with small children, some evacuees crammed into covered donkey carts with possessions piled on the roof and others rode on bicycles. Since last weekend, the Israeli military has set aside several hours a day to enable civilians to escape in northern Gaza, and it announced a six-hour window Friday.
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