Palestinians in Gaza running out of places to hide from Israeli troops

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Mohammed Dawoud had already been sheltering in a UN-run school in Gaza City for days when news began to spread through the crowded classrooms that Israel had called for a broader evacuation to the south of the enclave...

The UN said on Friday the Israeli military had told its staff on the ground that all residents of northern Gaza - roughly half the territory's population of over 2 million - had until midnight to relocate south..

Even before Israel called on civilians to leave Gaza City, the main population centre, ahead of planned operations against Hamas, residents were running out of places to go...

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