Israel Imposes New Evacuation Order in Gaza, Displacing Families and Restricting Hospital Access
Displaced Gaza Family, Aug 2024 Photo: @IslamicReliefUK
August 26, 2024 Hour: 7:17 pm
Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Sunday, forcing more families to flee, saying its forces intended to act against Hamas and others operating in the area.
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In recent days, Israel has issued several evacuation orders through Gaza, the largest since the beginning of the 10-month war, provoking a clamour from Palestinians, United Nations and relief officials for the reduction of humanitarian areas and the absence of safe areas.
The municipality of Deir al-Balah says that Israeli evacuation orders have so far displaced 250,000 people.
Israeli military strikes killed at least seven Palestinians on Monday, doctors said. Two were killed in Deir al-Balah, where there were one million refugees, two in a school in the Al-Nuseirat camp and three in the southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt.
The new orders forced many families and patients to leave the Al-Aqsa hospital, the main medical centre in Deir Al-Balah, where hundreds of thousands of residents and displaced persons had taken refuge for fear of shelling.
The hospital is close to the area covered by the evacuation order.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in a statement on X on Sunday night that an explosion some 250 meters from the Al-Aqsa hospital, supported by MSF, caused panic.
“As a result, MSF is considering whether to suspend the treatment of wounds for the time being while trying to maintain life-saving treatment.”
Of some 650 patients, only 100 remain in the hospital, with seven in intensive care units, he said citing the Gaza Ministry of Health.
This situation is unacceptable. Al-Aqsa has been operating for weeks at a much higher capacity than expected due to the lack of alternatives for patients. All parties to the conflict must respect the hospital, as well as patients’ access to medical care”, he added.
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Fuente: CGTN-Aljazeera
