UN’s strong comment on warning to leave Gaza, talked about violation of international law

The UN Human Rights Office said Israel’s Gaza evacuation order to the north could be considered a forced transfer of civilians and a violation of international law. Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN human rights office, said Israel appeared to have made no efforts to ensure that temporarily evacuated civilians in Gaza were provided with decent housing, as well as sanitation, health, security and nutrition. Satisfactory conditions should be provided.

“We are concerned that this order, coupled with the total siege of Gaza, cannot be considered a legitimate temporary evacuation and would therefore amount to a forced transfer of civilians in violation of international law,” he said. Those who managed to comply with Israeli authorities’ evacuation orders are now trapped in the south of the Gaza Strip, with little shelter, rapidly dwindling food supplies, no access to clean water, sanitation, medicine and other basic needs. .

Meanwhile, the World Food Program said its food supplies in Gaza were running low, but it was storing supplies in the nearby Egyptian city of al-Arish. Abir Atefa, WFP regional communications chief for the Middle East and North Africa, said he was hopeful that we would cross as soon as we get border access.