The Israeli army has issued a new evacuation order to the southern Gaza Strip, the largest since the attack on Palestinian territory began earlier this month.
The soldiers instructed residents of Rafah and part of neighboring Khan Younesi to immediately move to the human area of Al-Mawasi, warning that their forces “return to intensive operations to abolish the capabilities of terrorist organizations” in the areas.
The Palestinians, who had returned to their homes in Rafah for two months, have now begun to flee.
About one-fifth of Gaza is now covered with evacuation.
The UN Human Rights Office last week warned that the evacuation did not comply with international law, accusing Israel of not taking any measures to provide housing for those affected or ensure hygiene, health, safety and food conditions.
The Israeli government has said it is the evacuation of civilians to protect Hamas fighters who have accused them of using it as a human shield of violating international law. The Israeli army has also previously insisted that it will make every effort to limit civilian casualties.
On March 18, Israel renewed its air and ground operations against Hamas, guiltying the Palestinian armed group that rejected a new US proposal to extend the ceasefire and release the 59 hostages still taken prisoner in Gaza. Hamas accused Israel of violating the original deal agreed in January.
According to the Hamas health ministry, more than 1,000 people have been killed across Gaza since then.
The United Nations says food and medical supplies will end with the 2.1 million population, as Israel has prevented humanitarian aid from delivering humanitarian aid since March.
Israel launched its first major operation in Rafah on the Egyptian border in May last year, leaving much of the ruins.
But tens of thousands of people returned to the things that stayed in their homes in the city during the ceasefire.
During their previous operation in Rafah, Israeli forces took control of a strategic area along the Egyptian border and did not withdraw as requested by the ceasefire agreement.
Israel said it must be ready to prevent weapons from being smuggled into Gaza and ranking Hamas.
Haifa Duhair, a resident of Rafaha, said she had to walk with her infant and three other young children on Monday with her infant because there was no transfer.
“We went home two months ago… Although the house was destroyed, with the breaking of the land and broken windows,” the woman told Reuters.
He added that (My daughter) was born in the tent, and today they have requested displacement for the whole storm. “Half of our children walked in front of us and the other half stayed with us. May Allah help us.
Meanwhile, a deadly attack was launched across Gaza because the Israeli army said it was targeting Hamas.
According to Hamas, eight people, including three children and two women, were killed when a house was hit by a house in the Tafa neighborhood of Gaza in the north.
He also showed a young boy among several people killed in a hospital in Khan Younis.
The Israeli army said the troops were conducting operations to expand “security roles” in northern and central Gaza and had dismantled an underground tunnel of Hamas that killed more than 50 “terrorists.
The Israeli army launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented border crossing attack on October 7, 2023, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 50,350 people have been killed in Gaza during the next war.