They followed evacuation orders. An Israeli airstrike killed them the next day.
When Palestinians in north Gaza heeded the warnings issued in the Israeli military's phone calls, text messages, and fliers advising them to head south, they thought they were fleeing to potential safety.
2023-10-18 10:58
Streets 'reek of blood:' Gazans run out of time after Israel's evacuation deadline
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing south through the battered streets of Gaza after the Israeli military told them to leave northern areas of the densely populated strip.
2023-10-15 02:23
Tens of thousands flee south in bombarded Gaza as Israeli troops gather near border
Tens of thousands of people in Gaza have fled their homes after Israel's military issued a stark evacuation order Friday, according to the United Nation's humanitarian body, prompting international alarm as Israeli troops gather by the border and as conditions worsen inside the bombarded strip.
2023-10-14 14:25
Moving severely ill people in Gaza amounts to 'death sentence' - WHO
GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Friday local health authorities in Gaza had informed it that it
2023-10-13 17:57
Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after breakaway region's defeat
Nonna Poghosyan spent Monday morning walking around her family home in Nagorno-Karabakh "trying to understand what to take, what is the most important stuff I can fit into my suitcase."
2023-09-26 19:56
Salt Lake City bank tower evacuated as bomb squad examines 'suspicious' object
Officials evacuated a high-rise bank building in downtown Salt Lake City on Monday as investigators from the local
2023-09-26 05:22
Large wildfire triggers evacuations in east Texas
A large wildfire burning across 500 acres in Huntsville, Texas, forced some parts of the city to evacuate Friday, as forecasters are predicting extremely hot weather to persist over Labor Day weekend.
2023-09-02 08:56
Wildfires force southwestern Louisiana town to evacuate amid extreme drought
A southwestern Louisiana town is under mandatory evacuation Thursday due to wildfires in the area as the state deals with extreme heat and a statewide burn ban.
2023-08-25 09:23
Firefighters evacuate more than 200 patients from a Los Angeles hospital after a power outage
A power outage overnight at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of more than 200 patients from a building housing neonatal intensive care and OBGYN units, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
2023-08-22 20:47
Evacuations surge to 12,000 as wildfires tear through Tenerife
Over 12,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Tenerife after wildfires tore through the Spanish Canary Island.
2023-08-20 23:20
Residents ordered to evacuate amid threat of growing wildfire in Washington state, medical facilities sheltering in place
A growing wildfire in eastern Washington state has caused two medical facilities to shelter in place and some residents have been asked to evacuate.
2023-08-19 07:58
Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as more than 200 'unprecedented' wildfires blanket region
Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn across the region, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for hours for desperately needed emergency flights.
2023-08-18 21:55