UN: Israel Orders Forced Displacement of 80,000 in Khan Younis
UN Spokesperson Warns of Severe Humanitarian Impact as Evacuation and Military Orders Shut off Aid Access.
Watan-The United Nations stated that Israel has issued a new “forced displacement” order in neighborhoods home to 80,000 people in the city of Khan Younis.
This information was conveyed by Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, during a Wednesday press conference.
He added: “About 85 percent of Gaza’s land is currently under evacuation orders or lies within military zones, which gravely obstructs people’s access to essential humanitarian aid and hampers relief workers’ ability to reach those in need.”
Dujarric reported that roughly 714,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced one or more times in Gaza since the collapse of the ceasefire in March.
He pointed out that, despite hundreds of thousands of newly displaced persons, no shelter assistance has been allowed into Gaza for four months.
He explained that UN partner surveys indicate 97 percent of the displaced are sleeping outdoors.
These evacuation warnings to Palestinians in various parts of Gaza coincide with renewed calls by Israeli officials for mass displacement—most recently by Energy Minister Eli Cohen, who urged vigorous implementation of a plan to relocate Gaza’s population.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel—with US support—has been committing genocide in Gaza, involving killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international appeals and the International Court of Justice’s orders to halt such actions.
That genocide has resulted in approximately 191,000 Palestinian casualties (dead and wounded)—the majority women and children—and over 11,000 missing persons, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced and widespread famine claiming many lives, including children.
