Satellite images show Palestinians fleeing Israeli assault on Gaza

Satellite imagery shows the mass displacement of Palestinians as the Israeli military launched its intense effort to take total control of Gaza City

Satellite imagery shows the mass displacement of Palestinians as the Israeli military launched its intense effort to take total control of Gaza City.

Vast tent encampments across the Sheik Radwan neighborhood, northwest of the city center, almost completely emptied out in the first few weeks of September as residents fled the operation and headed south to what the Israeli military is calling a designated humanitarian zone.

Israeli tanks and troops have pushed into the city in recent days, backed by a deadly aerial bombing campaign. Internet and phone lines appeared to have been cut across the enclave, the Palestinian Telecommunications Company said.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on reports of a blackout.

And while many said they had no choice but to stay put in Gaza City despite the ground offensive, hundreds of thousands fled — many on their latest round of displacement in this war.