Nepal, Sept. 6 -- The Israeli army urged Gaza City residents to leave for a "humanitarian zone" in the south on Saturday ahead of a planned offensive to capture the territory's largest urban centre.

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In a message to the city's residents posted on social media, army spokesman Avichay Adraee said: "Take this opportunity to move early to the (Al-Mawasi) humanitarian zone and join the thousands of people who have already gone there."

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