Displaced Palestinians flee south from Gaza City amid intensified Israeli shelling in central Gaza on September 16, 2025, after Israel started its ground offensive.

Palestinians flee south from Gaza City amid intensified Israeli shelling during a military operation in central Gaza on September 16, 2025. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

The scene as Palestinians flee south from Gaza City. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

Palestinian families travel together. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

Israel has started its ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

An IDF official said forces have advanced from the outskirts of town toward the center of the city. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

Palestinians flee with their vehicles. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

On Tuesday, the health ministry in Gaza reported that 59 people had been killed and 386 wounded in the past 24 hours. This brings the death toll of Palestinians to almost 65,000. The actual number is expected to be significantly higher. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

A United Nations probe by independent rights investigators said Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

The Human Rights Council found that it has "reasonable grounds" to conclude that Israeli authorities and government have committed four of the five punishable acts of genocide under the Genocide Convention amid its nearly two-year war against Hamas. Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI

In a statement Tuesday, Israel's Foreign Ministry called it a "fake report" written by "Hamas proxies." Photo by Hassan Al-Jadi/UPI