GENEVA, Switzerland -- Israel's order to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip has triggered 'mass displacement' towards the south of the Palestinian enclave, the United Nations said Sunday.
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Israel's order to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip has triggered"mass displacement" towards the south of the Palestinian enclave, the United Nations said Sunday.
Israel has warned 1.1 million Palestinian civilians to leave northern Gaza and a steady stream of families in overloaded cars, trucks and donkey carts have since headed south. "Humanitarian partners report that the number of internally displaced persons has risen significantly over the last 24 hours; however the exact number is unknown."Around 64 percent were being hosted by UNRWA, the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, in 102 premises operated as designated emergency shelters.
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