The UN has been informed by the Israeli military of the order to "relocate" some 1.1 million residents from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south within 24 hours, the spokesman for the organization's secretary-general, Stéphane Dujarric, told AFP, demanding that this order be cancelled.
Last night "UN officials in Gaza "were informed by their Israeli military liaison officers that the entire population north of Wadi Gaza would be transferred south within 24 hours" – According to Dujarric, an evacuation of this magnitude is "impossible without causing devastating humanitarian consequences".
The Israeli military ordered the evacuation of "all civilians from Gaza" in the south of the Palestinian enclave on the seventh day of war between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, the Israeli military called for "the evacuation of all Gaza City civilians from their homes in the south for their safety and protection and displacement in the area south of Wadi Gaza," a waterway located south of the city. "It will only be allowed to return to Gaza City when another announcement is made that allows it," the army added.
A video on Wednesday about one of Israel's attacks on Gaza appears to show the use of white phosphorus, the controversial munitions that can cause serious harm if used against civilians. This was reported by the Washington Post citing an analysis by Human Rights Watch. The video, verified by the Washington Post, shows two artillery shells fired in rapid succession towards the targets which, once exploded, automatically release white phosphorus. In a statement, Human Rights Watch confirmed that white phosphorus was used over Gaza City.
"The elite unit of Flotilla 13 was deployed to the area surrounding Gaza's security fence in a joint effort to regain control of the Sufa military post on October 7. The soldiers rescued about 250 living hostages. Over 60 Hamas terrorists were neutralized and 26 arrested, including Muhammad Abu A'ali, the deputy commander of Hamas' Southern Naval Division. This was written by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a post on X.
Heavy Israeli bombardment is also hitting the Gaza Strip during the night, particularly near the border. This is testified by videos posted on social media by residents and a note from the Israeli Air Force. "Even at night, and at any time, hundreds of IAF aircraft continue to attack forcefully and severely damage the enemy's capabilities," said a video posted by the Israeli Air Force on social media. Israel claims to have dropped 6,000 bombs, weighing 4,000 tons, on Hamas targets in Gaza in six days, hitting more than 3,600 targets.
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