Heartbreaking scenes unfolded in Gaza City as thousands evacuated homes under Israeli military orders Friday. The IDF’s 24-hour relocation directive aims to empty northern Gaza ahead of a potential ground operation, leaving families scrambling with whatever they could carry. 🧳
CGTN footage shows endless lines of families – some pushing wheelchairs, others carrying elderly relatives – trudging southward on foot and packed vehicles. One clip captures a family tenderly lifting their grandmother from her home, a moment embodying the human cost of escalating tensions. 👵
“We left everything except our IDs and some clothes,” a young evacuee told reporters via social media. “The children keep asking if we’ll ever see our neighborhood again.” 💔
Human rights groups warn the mass displacement could strain Gaza’s already fragile infrastructure as shelters in southern cities reach capacity. With regional tensions at boiling point, the world watches anxiously for updates. 🌍
