Palestinians, who fled their properties because of Israeli strikes, relaxation as they shelter at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza Metropolis, on 12 October. Reuters
The United Nations has stated the Israeli Defence Forces have warned 1.1 million Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate inside 24 hours.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) notified the UN at midnight on Friday that the complete Palestinian inhabitants north of Wadi Gaza ought to relocate to Southern Gaza inside 24 hours.
A UN spokesperson stated the warning was delivered to group leaders of the UN Workplace of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN’s Division of Security and Safety in Gaza by their liaison officers within the IDF.
The warning indicated that the IDF is likely to be getting ready to launch a floor invasion after six days of aerial assault in response to a shock and unprecedented Hamas onslaught on Saturday (October 7).
UN considers evacuation ‘impossible’
The UN spokesperson stated the organisation “considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences.”
“The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation,” the spokesperson added.
Israel slams UN
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan tears into the UN over the latter’s response to IDF warning that 1.1 million Palestinians residing north of Wadi Gaza to evacuate by midnight on Saturday.
Attacking the UN, Erdan stated: “The UN’s response to Israel’s early warning to the residents of Gaza is a disgrace! For many years, the UN turned a blind eye to the arming of Hamas and its use of civilian populations and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip for murder and for stockpiling its weapons.”
“Now, instead of standing with Israel whose citizens were slaughtered by Hamas terrorists and which still tries to minimise harm to non-combatants, it preaches specifically to Israel,” he stated.
“It would be better for the UN to focus now on returning the captives, condemning Hamas and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself,” he stated.
Hamas calls Israel’s warning ‘fake propaganda’
Based on a Reuters report, a Hamas official stated the UN assertion warning that Israel has informed folks in northern Gaza to go away to the south of the enclave is “fake propaganda”, and urged Palestinians in Gaza to not fall for it.
It’s price mentioning that Israel has already imposed an entire siege on Gaza – shutting off water, energy and fuel, shuttering its personal border crossings into the enclave, and bombing Egypt’s Rafah crossing, quickly rendering it unusable as properly.
With inputs from businesses