The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that tens of thousands of Gaza Strip residents fled their homes after Israeli authorities called for a mandatory evacuation to the south of the Gaza Strip. TASS.
“Around midnight on Thursday, the Israeli army called for approximately 1.1 million residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate to the south within 24 hours before military operations,” the statement said.
The institution stated that, according to the latest data, tens of thousands of people fled their homes. Before this, it was known that approximately 400 thousand Palestinians were displaced within the country.
October 13, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagar statedHe said Gaza City residents heeded calls to evacuate and moved south ahead of Israeli attacks on the area.
Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN Gilad Erdan named Evacuation of residents of the northern Gaza Strip as a temporary measure.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres statedThe evacuation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip requested by Israel is extremely dangerous and, in some cases, impossible.
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