Gaza three-hour evacuation window is closed
Palestinian Territories, Nuseirat Camp: A vehicle arrives from the north of Gaza Strip to the south through Salah al-Din road, the main highway of the Gaza Strip. Few vehicles only were able to reach the south after the Israeli forces cut off the main road that connects the north and south of the territory. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa (Photo by Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Israeli officials have announced the three-hour window for evacuating the Gaza region via highway is closed.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have been urging Palestinian civilians and non-combatants to flee the areas of conflict inside Gaza.
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The Salah a-Din highway was opened for three hours Saturday to accommodate ground traffic into safer regions of the country.
The road was open from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. It's the main highway of the Gaza region.
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"If you care about yourself and your loved ones, heed our instruction to head south," the IDF wrote in an Arabic-language press release.
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