Israel announces three-hour Gaza highway clearance for evacuees on Saturday

The Israeli military said it would enable Palestinians to travel on a main Gaza Strip highway on Saturday as part of its three-wee-old efforts to encourage civilians to evacuate southward away from areas that are the focus of its war with Hamas.

In a social media post in Arabic, the military said the Salah a-Din road could be used between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. (1100 GMT and 1400). "If you care about yourself and your loved ones, heed our instruction to head south," it added.