Israel’s military has informed the United Nations that the entire population of northern Gaza should relocate to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours, the U.N. spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said late on Thursday night, adding that such a movement — involving over one million people — would lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences.”
“The same order applied to all U.N. staff and those sheltered in U.N. facilities — including schools, health centers and clinics,” Mr. Dujarric said.
The U.N. was told that the marker dividing the north from south was Wadi Gaza, the statement said.
The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon in a closed consultation format
The cynic in me says that Israel will now say that anyone left is a legit target/Hamas supporter, even though it’s completely infeasible for most of the population to get out in time.
Then after a huge number of deaths, once they control northern Gasa, they will say (because of continuing Hamas attacks) that it’s not safe to return. (But mysteriously is for Israeli settlers)
This only makes the Palestinians less likely to leave …
It’s going to be a bloodbath. Hopefully afterwards it will have been enough for some kind of pro-peace faction to become popular on both sides… Not holding my breath though.
If this does go bad (worse) I hope that the international community condems both sides, they need to be encouraged (if not forced) to find a peacefull solution.
The far right in Israel, the ones in control, are the most ironic fascists. Bibi has been intent on slaughtering Palestinians for so long, this is all lip service before the mass murder portion of the genocide.
The conspiracy theorist in me still struggles to believe that Hamas (and maybe/probably Iran) wasn’t sniffed out by the Mossad or the IDF. These are two groups considered some of the best in the world at what they do and they’ve been hawking on Hamas for literally longer than most Palestinians have been alive. I absolutely would believe the Israeli far right would martyr a thousand people to get their 2 million.
They never criticize Israel even for its most extreme actions. Right now they seem to be eagerly queueing up to support Israel’s siege and attacks on Gaza and send more weapons, no matter how many civilians it kills. So it’s hard to be hopeful that international politicians will hold Israel to a measured response.
I guess I need to add: this is not an expression of support for Hamas and their brutal killings. It shouldn’t need to be said, but this is the internet.
That’s exactly what this is. It’s the equivalent of a kid wildly swinging his fists and blaming you if you happen to be in the way.
And western countries should stop supporting Israel blindly.