Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, rest after moving southwards following an order from Israeli forces to the residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 25. — Reuters
Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, rest after moving southwards following an order from Israeli forces to the residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 25. — Reuters

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, rest after moving southwards following an order from Israeli forces to the residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 25. — Reuters
Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, rest after moving southwards following an order from Israeli forces to the residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 25. — Reuters

A displaced Palestinian child lies covered in blanket, as people flee northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation and an order from Israeli forces to the residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 25. — Reuters
A displaced Palestinian child lies covered in blanket, as people flee northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation and an order from Israeli forces to the residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 25. — Reuters

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