Israel's army has urged Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a designated humanitarian area in the south. This comes as the military expands operations in the famine-stricken city. Parts of Gaza City are already marked as "red zones," with evacuation orders in place. Aid groups warn that a large-scale evacuation could worsen the humanitarian crisis. The army has declared Muwasi, a makeshift tent camp, a humanitarian area and ordered people to leave. Israeli forces have struck humanitarian areas throughout the war, including Muwasi, which they previously declared a safe zone, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas. An official said Israel will stop airdrops over Gaza City and reduce aid trucks in the north as it prepares to evacuate residents south. On Friday, Israel declared Gaza City a combat zone, calling it a Hamas stronghold. The military has increased strikes on the city’s outskirts. Aid groups warn that a large-scale evacuation would worsen the humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of residents have begun leaving, but many say there is nowhere safe to go. The U.N. reported 23,000 evacuations this past week.

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Israel has declared Gaza’s largest city a dangerous combat zone and says it is in the ″initial stages″ of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. Israel’s military says it suspended mid-day pauses to fighting, which had allowed food and aid supplies to enter from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Isreal also says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages and vowed its military offensive would return more. The suspension comes weeks after Israel first announced plans to widen its offensive in Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering and enduring famine.