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title: "Israel wants 1.1 million people in north Gaza to move to south in next 24 hours - UN"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/22825/israel-wants-1-1-million-people-in-north-gaza-to-move-to-south-in-next-24-hours--un
published: 2023-10-13T06:56:05Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Israel wants 1.1 million people in north Gaza to move to south in next 24 hours - UN

> The Israeli military has told the UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza in the next 24 hours, says a UN spokesperson, BBC reports.

The Israeli military has told the UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza in the next 24 hours, says a UN spokesperson, BBC reports.

![BBC](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/a8d60b89-8fa8-4bb3-9b3d-c3967c5e2e1b.jpg)

*Sursa: BBC*

The UN says this amounts to approximately 1.1 million people - about half the population of the entire Gaza Strip. The affected area includes densely populated Gaza City.

The alert was given just before midnight, Gaza and Jerusalem time (23:00 GMT).

"The United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences," the UN said in a statement.

Israel has been preparing for a ground offensive, gathering soldiers, heavy artillery and tanks on the border of Gaza. It has been launching airstrikes on Gaza since Saturday after Hamas militants' surprise attack on Israel.