![Palestinians, carrying what belongings they could, move toward central Gaza along Al-Rashid Street, traveling by vehicles, horse-drawn carts, and on foot in Gaza City, Gaza on October 1, 2025. [Mohammed Nassar - Anadolu Agency ]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AA-20251001-39282996-39282978-PALESTINIANS_CONTINUE_TO_FLEE_NORTHERN_GAZA_AMID_ISRAELI_ATTACKS.jpg)
The UN said on Thursday that more than 417,000 people have been displaced from northern Gaza since mid-August, warning of dire and unsafe conditions in the south, where civilians have been told to move by Israeli forces, Anadolu reports. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that “in the span of just 10 hours yesterday, partners tracking population movements counted 6,700 people fleeing from the north to the south.” Since mid-August, “more than 417,000 such displacements have been recorded,” it added. Between Saturday and Tuesday, OCHA said: “Some 127,000 people arrived in nearly 360 displacement sites that partners have been able to monitor in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.” Altogether, those sites are now hosting more […]
