At least 60,000 people displaced from Gaza City on Thursday: UN
Israel forces displaced at least 60,000 people from Gaza City on Thursday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.
“Humanitarian partners are reporting new displacement … Yesterday, the Israeli military ordered people living in 28 residential blocks in areas east of Gaza City to immediately evacuate … at least 60,000 people were displaced from this area, which spans over seven square kilometres [2.7 square miles]”, Dujarric told reporters.
He added that an overnight military operation in the area of al-Mawasi of Rafah resulted in many casualties and displacement of at least 5,000 people.
An Israeli tank takes position in the background as displaced Palestinians evacuate the Shakush area on the northwestern outskirts of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday
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