The Israeli army has given 1 million Palestinians just 24 hours to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of the besieged territory ahead of an expected ground offensive.
United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stated that carrying out the evacuation mentioned would have severe negative impacts on the well-being of the affected people. According to Al Jazeera, he urged Israel to withdraw the orders, emphasising that implementing them could worsen the existing tragedy and lead to a disastrous situation.
Hamas, responsible for the shocking and brutal attack on Israel nearly a week ago and continuous rocket launches, disregarded the proposed evacuation plan as a deceptive tactic. According to AFP News, the group urged Palestinians to remain in their homes, claiming that Israel’s intention was to create confusion and disrupt unity. They advised Palestinians to disregard what they perceived as psychological warfare.
The evacuation order, which covers Gaza City and its large Palestinian population, caused panic among civilians and aid workers. They were already dealing with Israeli airstrikes, a blockade, and a blackout across the territory, adding to the challenges they faced in their attempt to find safety. AFP News quotes a weeping Nebal Farsakh, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza City, as saying:
Forget about food, forget about electricity, forget about fuel. The only concern now is just if you’ll make it, if you’re going to live.
The ongoing war has resulted in a significant loss of life, with over 2,800 casualties on both sides and heightened tensions in the region. While there have been concerns about potential escalation with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the situation there remains relatively calm for now.
The Gaza Health Ministry stated that it was not feasible to evacuate the numerous wounded individuals from hospitals due to the already overwhelming number of dead and injured. They emphasized that hospital staff would not abandon the wounded and sick to their fate.
Iran’s foreign minister warned that the war could expand to “other fronts” if the bombing of Gaza persisted.
Meanwhile, the EU’s foreign policy chief held talks with China’s foreign minister, who attributed the Israel-Hamas conflict to a “historical injustice” against Palestinians. He highlighted the delayed realization of Palestinian statehood and the unresolved historical grievances as the root causes of the problem.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, announced that it would not evacuate the schools where many people have sought shelter. However, they did relocate their headquarters to southern Gaza, as confirmed by spokesperson Juliette Touma.
Pressed by reporters on whether the army would protect hospitals, U.N. shelters and other civilian locations, Hagari, the Israeli military spokesperson, warned that “it’s a war zone.”
When questioned on whether the Israeli army would protect hospitals hospitals, UN shelters, and civilian areas, the Israeli military spokesperson, Hagari, warned that “it’s a war zone.” He added:
If Hamas prevents residents from evacuating, the responsibility lies with them.
Clive Baldwin, a senior legal adviser at Human Rights Watch, criticized the evacuation order in Gaza, stating that it is not effective as there is no safe place for people to go. He highlighted the dire conditions in the area, including damaged roads, scarcity of fuel, and the main hospital being in the evacuation zone. Baldwin urged world leaders to intervene before it’s too late.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed determination to “crush” Hamas, as he faces public pressure to take more decisive action against the group rather than maintaining the status quo.
Nony · 1 year ago
The Speech of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is incredible, giving all the glory to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob…
Mr. Nethanyahu said:
"Only 70 years ago the Jews were led to the slaughterhouse like sheep.
60 years ago we had no country or army.
Just a few hours after its creation, seven Arab countries declared war on our small Jewish state.
We were only 650 Jews against the rest of the Arab world, without any Israel Defense Army (IDF).
No powerful air force, just brave people.
Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, they all attacked us at the same time.
The country that the United Nations gave us was 65% desert. The country was in nowhere!
35 years ago we fought against the three most powerful armies in the Middle East, and we swept them away, yes... in six days.
We have fought against various coalitions of Arab countries, which had modern armies and many Soviet weapons, and we have always defeated them!
Today we have:
*A country
*An army
*A powerful air force
*A State whose economy exports millions of dollars
*Intel - Microsoft - IBM develops products for the whole world.
*Our doctors receive awards for medical research.
*We have numerous Nobel Prize winners in all areas.
We have made the desert bloom, we sell oranges, flowers and vegetables to everyone.
Israel has sent its own satellites into space! Three satellites at the same time!
We are proud to be in the same range as: the United States, which has 250 million inhabitants.
Russia, which has 200 million inhabitants, China which has 1.3 billion inhabitants.
Europe (France, Great Britain, Germany), with 350 million inhabitants.
Those are the only countries in the world that send objects into space! Israel is now part of the family of nuclear powers, with the United States, Russia, China, India, France and Britain.
We have never officially admitted it, (but everyone knows it): only 60 years ago, they led us, ashamed and desperate, to sacrifice!
We have the smoking ruins of Europe fresh and we won our wars here with less than nothing. We have built our little "Empire" from nothing.
Who is Hamas to want to scare us, to intimidate us? You make us laugh!
Easter was celebrated; Let's not forget what it is about.
We have survived Pharaoh.
We survived the Greeks.
We have survived the Romans.
We have survived the inquisition in Spain and the pogroms in Russia.
We have survived Hitler.
We have survived the Germans.
We have survived the Holocaust.
We have survived the armies of seven Arab countries.
We have survived Saddam.
We will continue to survive today's enemies as well.
Think about any other time in human history! Think about it: for us, the Jewish people, the situation has never been better! Let's face the world.
Let us remember: all the nations or cultures that once tried to destroy us, today no longer exist and we still live!
Egypt?
The Greeks?
Alexander of Macedonia?
The Romans? Does anyone speak Latin these days?
And the Third Reich?
And look at us:
Bible Nation
the slaves of Egypt,
we are still here.
And we speak the same language! Before and now! The Arabs don't know it yet, but they will learn that there is a God! ....as long as we maintain our identity, we will be here forever!
So we apologize for not worrying.
For not crying.
For not being afraid.
Things are good here.
They could certainly be better.
However: don't believe the media because they don't say that parties are still happening, people are still living, people are still going out, people are still going out to see their friends.
Yes, our morale is low. Because? Only because we mourn our dead, while others rejoice in the spilled blood. That's why we're going to win in the end.
He never sleeps or will never sleep...the guardian of Israel...HaShem, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Forward this speech to the entire community, and to people around the world. They are part of our strength.
Vladimir · 1 year ago
chero akadaro, ma Muslim vane nharo
We support you 100% · 1 year ago
Isreal a truly great nation.
Give those hamas terrorists a good hiding, crush them like cockroaches squashed under your boots 👢. Have no mercy.
Chaka · 1 year ago
# Nony, what a narrative, so blessed a country, with a speculative history, unlike demonic experiences wc we are living here.
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ · 1 year ago
kungoti muri mabhambi dai musiri you would realise that the above purported to be a presidential speech isn't a speech at all but just propaganda material.
Israel must withdraw it's terrorists from Palestine.
*#* · 1 year ago
that's Jewish propaganda which they don't believe...Israel is the only gay country in the middle east & its terrorizing Palestinians....two state solution is the only answer and it's there at the UN but these zionists don't respect the UN or anybody for that matter & almost everyday they colonize a piece of Palestine.
