Palestinians in Gaza City consider evacuating for their children's sake
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are being told to immediately leave Gaza City, as the Israeli military's campaign to take over and occupy the area intensifies by the hour.
Matthew Doran is a Middle East correspondent for the ABC, based in Jerusalem. He was previously a senior political reporter in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra, and was one of the presenters of 'Afternoon Briefing' on the ABC News Channel. He joined the ABC's Adelaide newsroom as a cadet journalist in 2013. He has won two SA Press Club awards, and was nominated for a Walkley in 2022.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are being told to immediately leave Gaza City, as the Israeli military's campaign to take over and occupy the area intensifies by the hour.
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