The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories estimates that about 70,000 out of approximately one million Palestinians residing in Gaza City have evacuated southward over the past three days, despite the fact that the IDF has not yet announced the beginning of operations in the city. Meanwhile, the military has identified attempts by Hamas to keep residents in the city as human shields, including through physical pressure and propaganda activities. "As ground operations expand, more residents will evacuate," IDF officials said.