Photos of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Gaza City as Israel begins ground offensive

Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, as Israel announced an expanded operation in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, as Israel announced an expanded operation in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, as Israel announced an expanded operation in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, as Israel announced an expanded operation in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, as Israel announced an expanded operation in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, as Israel announced an expanded operation in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Members of the Abdullah family who were evacuated from Gaza City set up their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Members of the Abdullah family who were evacuated from Gaza City set up their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians walks through a tent camp in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians walks through a tent camp in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Gaza City arrive in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Gaza City arrive in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings in a car along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings in a car along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Members of the Abdullah family who were evacuated from Gaza City set up their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Members of the Abdullah family who were evacuated from Gaza City set up their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Members of the Abdullah family who were evacuated from Gaza City set up their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Members of the Abdullah family who were evacuated from Gaza City set up their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military has begun its ground offensive in Gaza City, forcing thousands of residents to flee. Many have been attempting to relocate to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli military called for a full evacuation.

Some 1 million people live in the largest Palestinian city, already devastated from earlier raids and experiencing famine.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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