CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, local health authorities said, most of them in Gaza City where many residents are staying put despite Israeli evacuation orders because they have nowhere safe to go. Israel has stated its intention to take full control of the ruined city, where about a million people are sheltering, as part of its plan to wipe out the militant group Hamas, and has been intensifying its attacks, residents said.

Many of 1 million residents say they will not leave as they do not believe al-Mawasi humanitarian zone is safe

Many residents in the besieged ruins of Gaza City are staying, despite evacuation orders, as they have nowhere safe to go.