The Arab Republic of Egypt warned that the Israeli army is asking residents of the Gaza Strip, representatives of the United Nations, and international organizations in the Strip to leave their homes within 24 hours and head south.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement issued on Friday evening that this measure constitutes a grave violation of the rules of international humanitarian law, and will expose the lives of more than a million Palestinian citizens and their families to the dangers of remaining in the open without shelter in the face of dangerous and harsh humanitarian and security conditions, in addition to the accumulation of hundreds of thousands. In areas not qualified to accommodate it.

Egypt called on the Israeli government to refrain from taking such escalatory steps, as they would have serious repercussions on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, and in light of what was scheduled from the United Nations briefing to the Security Council on Friday regarding this dangerous development, calling on the Security Council to assume its responsibility to stop this procedure.

The Arab Republic of Egypt called on the United Nations and international actors to intervene to prevent further escalation with unforeseen consequences in the Gaza Strip.