Evacuation

IDF may scale back Hebron presence by weekend after evacuating thousands of Palestinians

Despite rejecting Zamir's earlier recommendation to exit the West Bank city, Netanyahu may show more flexibility now that the election has passed.

IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 29, 2026
IDF troops operate on the scene of a terror attack near Hebron on October 23, 2026.

IDF seriously injures, fails to detain Palestinian accused of attempted ramming attack - report

A general view shows damaged houses covered in sludge in the aftermath of the August 26 flash flood, at Betrawati Bazaar in Nepal's Rasuwa district on September 28, 2026.

Two Israeli siblings airlifted from Nepal village after storm causes landslides, flooding

Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Katz threatens to destroy rest of Gaza City, evacuate one million Gazans if hostage taken


Likud members disinterested: Solutions for landlords and tenants in evacuated areas

The finance committee deliberates on the challenges landlords and tenants face in evacuated areas • despite state grants, complexities persist.

 The mostly evacuated town of Kiryat Shmona is pictured, amid the ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, on March 20.

IDF issues evacuation orders, strikes Khan Yunis after Hamas rocket barrage

The IDF took preventive measures to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians, enabling civilians to evacuate from the area on time, the military said.

 A plume of smoke from an explosion near Khan Yunis.

State Comptroller: Israel unable to evacuate the North in event of war

Englman calls on Netanyahu to resolve this dispute between the Ministries before calling for an evacuation of the North, calling the current situation unacceptable.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman in northern Israel, June 27, 2024.

IDF to ‘Post’ in Rafah: In first, Hamas may have pre-evacuated its own people

Hamas resisted evacuations in all prior fights, but viewing a Rafah operation as inevitable, wanted more time for booby traps.

 Palestinians travel on foot with their belongings as they flee Rafah due to an Israeli military operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024.

UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah

1 million Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah as the IDF continues operations in the area to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, UNWRA says.

 Displaced Palestinians travel in a vehicle as they flee Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024.

IDF Medical Corps and airborne rescue continue to excel under fire

The medical teams on the ground and in helicopters are trained to perform complex and life-saving operations under fire and when airborne.

 A MILITARY helicopter evacuates the wounded from Ziv Medical Center, injured by a Hezbollah missile fired earlier that day, to a Safed IDF base, Feb. 14.

Northern leaders say they'll 'disengage' from Israel on Independence Day

Residents of northern Israel are planning mass protests for next week as they remain displaced from their home seven months after being evacuated.

 A destroyed vehicle stands outside a damaged community center, the day after Hezbollah launched missiles and drones at the Bedouin village of Arab al-Aramshe, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel April 18, 2024.

Tourism Ministry publishes economic impact of housing evacuees after Oct. 7

There are currently 27,000 evacuees being housed in hotels, 21,000 of whom are from the north.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023.

Gaza evacuation warnings from IDF confusing, contain many errors - BBC analysis

The main issues highlighted centered around IDF warnings not complying with the IDF's own block warning system.

 An IDF evacuation order from December 22, 2023, which a BBC analysis showed that block 2220 was mislabeled and was in fact six blocks.

Ukrainian authorities launch mass evacuation in northern region

The military administration of Sumy region said more than 180 residents of areas near the Velikopysarska community, next to the border, had been evacuated over the past three days.

 Rescuers work at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 15, 2024.