Israeli military issues orders to forcefully push people out from Khan Younis

The Israeli military has ordered Palestinians in additional areas of Khan Younis, located in southern Gaza, to move immediately as it prepares to “act forcefully”.

Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, released an updated colour-coded map of Gaza, indicating the "evacuation" of more “blocks” as designated by the Israeli military.

Several new orders have been issued this week amid an expanding ground invasion, which, according to the United Nations, has displaced at least 75,000 Palestinians in recent days.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) reports that the Israeli orders to move cover approximately 85 percent, or 305 square kilometres of the Gaza Strip. 

In the past, Philippe Lazzarini of Unrwa has said that Palestinians are fleeing to areas without water supplies or adequate sanitation.

"The claim that people in Gaza can move to 'safe' or 'humanitarian' zones is false. Each time, it puts the lives of civilians at serious risk. Gaza does not have any safe zones.   No place is safe.   No one is safe," has said Lazzarini.