A massive ground offensive will be launched; They will raze them to the ground

The Israeli army (IDF) has announced that Palestinian civilians in all parts of Gaza City must evacuate immediately before a major ground offensive against Hamas in the area, The Times of Israel reports.

This warning marks the first general order to evacuate the entire city of Gaza, previous warnings issued by the Israeli army in recent days only applied to specific buildings and the area around them.

"The IDF is determined to defeat Hamas and will operate in the Gaza City area with great force, just as it has done throughout the Strip," said Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman on the X Network.

Palestinians were ordered to head to the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza Strip via the coastal road.

The statement also lists a phone number where Palestinians can report Hamas blockades or attempts by its members to prevent evacuation, according to The Times of Israel.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the Gaza Strip will be "razed to the ground" if Hamas does not surrender and release the hostages it has been holding for 23 months.

"If the Hamas terrorists do not lay down their arms and release all the hostages, they will be destroyed, and Gaza will be razed to the ground," Katz said today in a post on the X social network.