JERUSALEM >> The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for neighborhoods in Gaza City on Friday as it pressed forward with its offensive in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, delivering a painful choice to Palestinians about whether to stay or go.

The orders targeted eastern Gaza City, including several parts that the military had declared evacuation zones last week. The move suggested that some people had remained in their homes even after the Israeli military had told them to leave.

Since the two-month ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed in March, Israel has issued a succession of orders across Gaza, covering roughly half of the territory. The orders have left Palestinians in the north — many of whom have been displaced multiple times and returned home when the truce came into effect — debating whether to stay in their neighborhoods despite the danger or to leave and yet again face the miserable conditions of displacement.

While the United Nations has said that over 390,000 people have been displaced in recent weeks, the exact number of people remaining in evacuation zones was unclear.

“We don’t want to leave,” said Ahmad al-Masri, 26, a resident of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza who has spurned evacuation orders for his town. “Where will we go? It’s so very tiring.”

Since March 18, the Israeli military has embarked on a major bombing campaign and seized territory in what Israeli officials have said was intended to compel Hamas to release more hostages.

Adding to the uncertainty, Arab mediators and the United States have struggled to bridge gaps between Hamas and Israel to restore the ceasefire and to bring about exchanges of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that a new agreement could be in the offing. “We’re getting close to getting them back,” Trump told reporters at a meeting of his Cabinet, referring to hostages.

Trump did not offer specific details, and representatives for Hamas and the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not immediately return requests for comment.