Hundreds of thousands of desperate Gazans flee after Israel orders ‘impossible’ evacuation

Hundreds of thousands of Gaza Strip residents in the north are moving to the south ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion. Palestinian men, women and children loaded up cars and trucks with mattresses and their belongings. Others walked, dragging suitcases and holding onto their children. More than a million people live in the area where Israel on Friday announced that civilians had 24 hours to evacuate. As up to 300,000 Israeli soldiers massed on the border, Israel extended the evacuation deadline several times. Still, many Palestinians refused to leave...