The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) says that it is now urgent for the Palestinians to evacuate the northern part of the Gaza Strip. – Over the past two weeks, we have repeatedly asked the residents in the north of the Gaza Strip and in Gaza City to temporarily move south. It is for their own personal safety, says IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari, according to the Reuters news agency. The UN has previously said that it is impossible to evacuate so many people in such a short time as Israel demands. There are approximately 2.3 million inhabitants in the very densely populated Gaza Strip. Recently, the Israeli military has also bombed areas in the south of Gaza. These are areas where Palestinian civilians were ordered to evacuate to. WHO warns According to the UN, all the hospitals in the northern part of Gaza have been told by the Israeli authorities to evacuate. LIVES IN DANGER: From the intensive care unit of Al Quds Hospital in Gaza. The WHO says it is impossible to move patients from here. Photo: AP The World Health Organization, WHO, is very concerned. – The report from the Palestinian Red Crescent on evacuation threats against the Al Quds hospital in Gaza is very worrying, says the head of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, in a statement on the messaging service X. He emphasizes that it is impossible to evacuate hospitals that are full of patients, because it will endanger their lives. Ghebreyesus goes on to say that health institutions must always be protected according to international law. According to the BBC, the Palestinian Red Crescent says that it is not possible to move many of the patients in the hospitals. Fighting near hospitals AFP reports that the hospitals in Gaza will still have several thousand patients. WANT SAFETY: About 14,000 civilians have sought refuge at Al Quds Hospital. Photo: Reuters In addition, there are said to be more than 117,000 people who have sought refuge in and near the hospitals in the hope that they will be safer there than elsewhere in the area. The UN reported on Sunday that it has been bombed near three of the hospitals in Gaza, and that it has caused damage. In a statement it is also stated that Palestinian armed groups have continued to fire rockets at areas in Israel. Israel has accused Hamas of having command centers and other military infrastructure in and under the hospitals, reports Reuters. Israeli forces advance Palestinians in the north of Gaza report Monday morning heavy Israeli bomb attacks in addition to shelling with artillery. Reuters reports. It is said that Israeli soldiers supported by tanks continue to advance in the area. Israeli bulldozers drove into Gaza yesterday. Photo: AFP On Sunday evening, the Israeli Defense Forces published images of tanks on the west coast of Gaza. According to Reuters, this may indicate that the Israeli forces will attempt to surround Gaza City. It is now two days since Israel expanded its attack on the ground.
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