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Israel Orders Gaza City Evacuations as It Sets New ‘Humanitarian Zone’ in Khan Yunis

Israel frames the relocation as a way to concentrate aid in Khan Yunis.

Overview

  • The Israeli military directed residents of Gaza City to move to a newly designated area in Khan Yunis, saying it contains field hospitals, water infrastructure and supplies, and broadcast the call via leaflets and posts by its Arabic‑language spokesperson.
  • The order accompanies an expanded ground push in Gaza City under Operation Carros de Gideón II, with the army demolishing additional high‑rise buildings such as the Susi tower and warning of further strikes on sites it says house Hamas infrastructure.
  • UN estimates indicate close to a million people are in the targeted zones and aid groups caution that declared safe areas are overcrowded and have been struck previously, raising fears of a wider humanitarian disaster.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry warned of a looming collapse in blood banks and laboratories, reporting that about 65% of supplies for blood testing are depleted and medical capacity is deteriorating.
  • Hamas accused Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza City and force mass displacement, while La Jornada, citing The Guardian, reported that the United States and the United Nations are discussing a Gaza reconstruction plan ahead of international meetings.