Evening Update: Thousands flee northern Gaza as Israel-Hamas war enters second month

Good evening, let's start with today's top stories: Latest developments from the Middle East Palestinians living in the heart of Gaza's largest city reported seeing and hearing Israeli ground forces closing in from multiple directions, accelerating the exodus of thousands of civilians as food and water become scarce and urban fighting between Israel and Hamas heats up. Earlier in the day, thousands of Palestinian civilians fled south during a window of opportunity announced by Israel, which extended the daily window to use the main highway going south to five hours. Over 70 per cent of Gaza's population of 2.3 million…