Evacuation

After warning civilians of imminent strikes, Israel hits Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon

The Israeli military confirmed strikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon after Arabic spox. Col Avichay Adraee issued evacuation alerts to nearby civilians.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the hilltops of the al-Rihane mountain in southern Lebanon on January 9, 2026.
Wu Chien-Fu, director of Seismological Center speaks about the recent earthquakes in April during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan April 29, 2024; illustrative.

Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

Palestinians wait to buy bread from a distribution point in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 17, 2025

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IDF: 550,000 out of one million civilians have fled Gaza City

At the initial stages of evacuations a couple of weeks ago, only around 70,000 civilians fled. By early last week, the numbers had risen to around 250,000.

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 17, 2025.

WWII bomb found in Hong Kong defused after mass evacuation

A massive WWII-era US bomb discovered in Hong Kong triggered the evacuation of thousands before being safely defused by police bomb experts in a high-risk operation.

Members of the explosive ordinance disposal unit inspect a defused US-made bomb (C), dropped during World War II, that was found inside a construction site at the junction of Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong on May 11, 2018.

WWII bomb forces overnight evacuation in central Berlin

Authorities established a 500-meter security perimeter in the densely populated district. Police officers went door-to-door, instructing residents to leave their homes immediately.

German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

Hamas reaching 'breaking point' as Gaza City evacuation expands, security source says

"Once more than half a million Palestinians [have evacuated], criticism of the Hamas leadership will intensify to the point where signs of its collapse may begin to appear."

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 17, 2025.

IDF strikes high-rise building used by Hamas in Gaza City as over 280,000 Gazans leave the city

Earlier, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued another evacuation order for Gaza City residents to move southward. According to him, more than 250,000 Gazans have already left the city.

Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.

IDF drops leaflets, texts, sends recording to Palestinians saying 'leave Gaza now'

Special Unit 504, also known as "the IDF's Mossad," has handled much of the operation given its expertise in Arabic and Palestinian culture.

A Palestinian man holds a leaflet, dropped by Israeli forces, ordering residents of Gaza City to evacuate, in Gaza City September 9, 2025.

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Displaced Palestinians flee amid an Israeli military operation, following an Israeli evacuation order, in Gaza City, September 9, 2025.

Retired teacher returns to Kiryat Shmona to mark first day of school

President Herzog joins pupils in Kiryat Shmona as schools reopen following war-time evacuation. Enrollment drops by nearly 1,000 since 2023.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal visit Israeli kids on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, September 1, 2025.

Israeli evacuation of Gaza City would be unsafe and unfeasible, Red Cross head says

Many people in Gaza City would not be able to follow evacuation orders because they are starving, sick or injured, Mirjana Spoljaric said.

Displaced Palestinians ride on a vehicle as they flee from one area to another within Gaza City, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, August 29, 2025

Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies

Vietnam evacuates over 580,000 people as Typhoon Kajiki strengthens, with both Vietnam and China bracing for impact.

A man walks past a devastated area following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 8, 2024; illustrative.