Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today The IDF is readying to move more than a million Palestinians out of Gaza City. When the army ever-so-altruistically frames this as 'evacuating the population for its safety,' the reality is a forced, mass expulsion of people who will have nowhere to returnShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAugust 21, 2025In over 22 months of war, few moments have symbolized a watershed for Israel quite like the impending takeover of Gaza City. CommentsIn the NewsLebanon Says 18 Killed, 124 Wounded in Israeli Strikes Over Past DayAmerican Aircraft Carrier Returns to U.S. After Deployment in Iran, VenezuelaIsrael Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to NetanyahuJerusalem Day, the Palestinian KristallnachtNetanyahu May Be Crumbling, but His Regime Is Alive and WellRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Welcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked