Earlier, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued another evacuation order for Gaza City residents to move southward. According to him, more than 250,000 Gazans have already left the city.
The IDF struck a high-rise building used by Hamas in Gaza City, the military announced on Saturday morning.
“Within the building, Hamas established military infrastructure used to advance and execute terrorist attacks against IDF troops in the area,” the military said.
Earlier, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation order for Gaza City residents to move southward. More than 280,000 Gazans have already left the city, KAN reported, citing assessments by security officials.
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday evening posted a video of the strike on X/Twitter. “The hurricane continues to strike Gaza. The Burj al-Noor terror tower has been destroyed, and Gaza residents are required to evacuate and head south.”
An infographic of the building that the IDF struck in Gaza City on September 13, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
“Efforts to thwart surveillance and terror infrastructures continue, paving the way for the maneuvering forces – until Hamas is defeated and all hostages are freed,” the defense minister wrote.
The IDF has issued several evacuation warnings for Gaza City as the IDF ramps up its impending invasion and occupation of the city.
Last Tuesday, the military issued its largest evacuation order for Gaza City yet. Past orders were localized in specific areas or used wording suggesting that an invasion was coming soon, but was less imminent.
Additionally, the military has increasingly struck high-rise buildings in the Gaza City Area.
IDF destroys several high-rise buildings in Gaza City area
In early September, the military destroyed three buildings after the IDF had warned residents to evacuate the area surrounding each of them.
Although the IDF has said that Hamas or other terror groups are using the buildings as lookout posts to follow the movements of its forces and to potentially plan or direct ambushes, it seems that the military is also destroying buildings to increase the stream of evacuees southward from Gaza City.
For weeks, the IDF has been warning Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City and head south.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report. This is a developing story.
