(251002) -- GAZA, Oct. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinian children are pictured in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on Sept. 30, 2025. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is tightening the siege around Gaza City "on the way to defeating Hamas."
Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee announced on social media platform X on Wednesday that Al-Rasheed coastal road, the main route linking southern and northern Gaza, would be closed from noon, allowing only southward movement for those still in Gaza City. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
