Israel orders expulsions to area in Gaza it bombed hours earlier

Israel’s military ordered Palestinians to leave parts of northern and central Gaza on Saturday, as it continued to rain down bombs on the besieged enclave. 

In a statement posted on X, the military told Palestinians to head towards al-Mawasi in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. 

The expulsion order covered the entire Jabalia refugee camp, as well as most districts in Gaza City. 

Although Israel has designated al-Mawasi a “safe zone”, it has repeatedly bombed the area over the past year and a half. Palestinians in Gaza, along with the United Nations, have long stated there are no safe zones in the territory. 

Earlier on Sunday morning, five people were killed in an air strike on a tent encampment near al-Mawasi, medics said. 

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