Israel Plans Gaza City Siege Amid Red Cross Evacuation Warnings

Israel is intensifying its military offensive on Gaza City, designating it a combat zone and planning to halt humanitarian airdrops and reduce aid truck deliveries to northern Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces are preparing to fully capture Gaza's largest city and have urged residents in the north to evacuate southward, promising humanitarian aid and facilities for those who relocate. However, the International Committee of the Red Cross has strongly warned that a mass evacuation under current conditions is impossible and unsafe due to the dire state of shelter, healthcare, and nutrition. Recent Israeli airstrikes have caused significant civilian casualties, including attacks on displaced persons' tents and food distribution centers, killing dozens of Palestinians, many of them children. Despite growing domestic protests and calls for a ceasefire, Israel continues its offensive amid a humanitarian crisis described as famine by the United Nations. The situation remains critical as the siege tightens, and international concern mounts over the impact on Gaza's civilian population.