The United Nations described the order as ‘impossible’ and urged Tel Aviv to rescind it.
Israel’s military on Friday ordered all civilians in northern Gaza – a region with a population of about 1.1 million – to evacuate the area within 24 hours.
The United Nations described the order as “impossible” and urged Israel to rescind it, Bloomberg reported.
The announcement came six days after an unprecedented cross-border assault on Israel by Hamas militants in response to which Israel hammered Gaza with air strikes. Over 2,200 persons have been killed in the conflict since then.
On Friday, the Israeli military ordered civilians in Gaza City to move to areas south of Wadi Gaza, which is the southern boundary of the city. It said they should only return when the military makes another announcement allowing them back.
“The Hamas terrorist organization waged a war against the state of Israel and Gaza City is an area where military operations take place,” the Israel Defense Forces said in its directive to civilians in Gaza City.
