Israel shrugs off school-strike critics to issue new Gaza evacuation order
Al Jazeera
Palestinians left with nowhere to flee as Israel extends its attacks across the enclave.
Israel issued new evacuation orders overnight covering areas of southern Gaza as it pressed on with its assault on the enclave, despite global condemnation of a devastating strike on a school-turned-shelter.
The Israeli military issued the order to clear parts of the city of Khan Younis, including part of an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone from which the army said rockets had been fired, early on Sunday. The order came a day after an Israeli air strike on al-Tabin School in Gaza City reportedly killed more than 100 people sheltering there.
The area that the new evacuation order covers is one of the largest in the 10-month-old conflict. The announcement was posted on X and sent in text and audio messages to residents’ phones.
“For your own safety, you must evacuate immediately to the newly created humanitarian zone. The area you are in is considered a dangerous combat zone,” it read.
The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza said more than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured on Saturday when Israel launched an attack on al-Tabin School in Gaza City.
