UN condemns displacement order in Gaza

Affected areas housing humanitarian warehouses and health clinics, it says

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned on Sunday that Israel's mass displacement order "has dealt yet another devastating blow to the already fragile lifelines keeping people alive across the Gaza Strip".

In a statement, OCHA said the order covers some 5.6 square kilometers of Deir al-Balah, spanning four neighborhoods. It added that initial estimates indicate that up to 80,000 people were in the area at the time the order was issued, including some 30,000 people sheltering in 57 displacement sites.

"UN staff are remaining in Deir al-Balah, spread across dozens of premises. Their coordinates have been shared with the relevant parties. These locations — as with all civilian sites — must be protected, regardless of displacement orders," the OCHA update added.