IDF authorities call Gaza City residents to flee through Salah al-Din route VIDEO

Israeli military spokesperson for Arab media Avichay Adraee on September 19 called on residents of Gaza City to evacuate south through a temporary travel lane on Salah al-Din Street, which he said would remain open until noon.

He warned civilians not to heed Hamas’s appeals to stay, accusing the group of "seeking to use people as human shields," Caliber.Az reprts via his post on X. 

#عاجل ⭕️ يا سكان مدينة غزة انتهزوا مسار التنقل المؤقت عبر شارع صلاح الدين والمفتوح حتى الساعة 12:00 وانتقلوا جنوبًا حفاظًا على سلامتكم.

⭕️لا تنصاعوا وراء نداءات وتحذيرات حماس التي تحاول ترعيبكم ومنعكم من الانتقال من المدينة حفاظًا على سلامتكم. حماس تريدكم دروعًا بشرية فقط لا… pic.twitter.com/GONnaniCOS

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) September 19, 2025

The evacuation call came as traffic ground to a near standstill on al-Rashid Street, a parallel route along the coast, where thousands of Palestinians were attempting to flee the fighting.

Israeli forces are advancing toward the centre of Gaza City from two directions, intensifying pressure on civilians and pushing residents closer to the coastal road in an effort to force them out of the enclave’s largest urban centre.

By Sabina Mammadli