Palestinian people flee to the south with their belongings after intensified Israeli attacks and evacuation orders in Gaza City. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Despite international opposition, Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza City last week as the military expanded its assault on the city after weeks of intense bombardments. View image in fullscreen António Guterres addresses the 80th UN general assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City. IDF forces have continued to push deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City on Tuesday but many there say they are too exhausted to flee. One mother of two in Gaza City told the Reuters news agency that she would not leave.