Israel issues forced displacement orders in starved northern Gaza
The Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for Palestinians in northern Gaza, calling on them to move south.
The orders, seen by Palestinians as an attempt to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza, come amid intensifying Israeli aerial and ground attacks in the war-ravaged area.
The population is also under a tight Israeli siege, preventing the entry of basic medicine and food items, which has led to a deadly starvation crisis.
Hundreds of thousand of Palestinians have stayed in northern Gaza after refusing to flee earlier in the war following similar displacement orders, fearing they would not be allowed to return.
Those who have fled have been blocked from returning, with some killed or arrested while taking the journey on the Israeli-designated "humanitarian corridors".
The new orders, detailed in leaflets dropped by the Israeli military on Wednesday, called on people to flee along two "safe corridors" from Gaza City to Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The Israeli army is committing massacres in Khan Younis, Deir Balah & Nuseirat in southern #Gaza. Now drop leaflets instructing civilians in northern Gaza and Gaza City to move to these areas.
— Nour Naim| نُور (@NourNaim88) July 10, 2024
Just hours ago, they carried out a massacre in southern Gaza killed dozens of civilians pic.twitter.com/3rIHddTqqm