Hamas continues to try and block civilians from evacuating. The IDF put two measurements in place to combat this; one, the evacuation routes have tanks guarding the civilians from Hamas fire; and two, a message was sent in Arabic with a phone number and Telegram channel to which Gaza civilians can report if Hamas is blocking their evacuation, with hints that the IDF would come help, “Your power is stronger than you think! Share with us if Hamas prevents you from moving south.”