PALESTINE
Sat 24 Aug 2024 4:03 pm - Jerusalem Time
Israeli occupation forces Palestinians to evacuate new areas east of Deir al-Balah
The Israeli occupation army continues to force thousands of citizens in many areas east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip to move to other areas, for the second time in less than three days, and to move to the "humanitarian point", as it claims.
The occupation called, via a post on social media, on Saturday afternoon, “those present in the area of the municipalities of Al-Masdar, Al-Maghazi, and northeast of Deir Al-Balah, and those present next to Salah Al-Din Street in this area, specifically in Blocks 125, 126, 2231, 2232, to evacuate.”
Last Wednesday, the occupation forced thousands of displaced Palestinians east of the city of Deir al-Balah to move in a new displacement movement, which it previously claimed was "humanitarian."
Thus, the occupation army reduced the area of the alleged "humanitarian zone" east of Deir al-Balah, which is crowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after orders to evacuate new areas from it, in order to carry out a military operation there, as it ordered residents and displaced people in a number of Deir al-Balah towns to evacuate them in preparation for attacking them, in a new reduction of the areas that it claims are "safe."
The occupation army published a map on the "X" platform, calling on "all residents and displaced persons in Blocks 129 and 130 in the Al-Mahta and Deir al-Balah neighborhoods to the south, from Salah al-Din Street to the street designated for displacement."
Thousands of citizens were forced to leave their homes on foot, carrying small bags and some basic belongings such as blankets, bedding and a little food.
The majority of the area of the “humanitarian zone” lacks infrastructure, and there is no water or service facilities, as it is an uninhabited area, and is witnessing health and environmental crises, and diseases and epidemics are spreading in it.
The displaced suffer from a lack of transportation and various means of transport, due to the lack of sufficient fuel, which forces them to use handcarts or distribute luggage among all family members.
Displaced families are finding it very difficult to transport the elderly, the sick, and their basic needs.
According to the Civil Defense, the occupation has placed more than 450,000 Palestinian citizens under the burden of "new humanitarian challenges", after reducing the area that it previously classified as "safe humanitarian" in the Gaza Strip.
In a preliminary toll, the number of martyrs since the beginning of the occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7 has risen to 40,334 martyrs, in addition to 93,356 wounded.
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Israeli occupation forces Palestinians to evacuate new areas east of Deir al-Balah