ANKARA, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Türkiye, yesterday, condemned Israel’s call for Gaza City residents to evacuate to the southern part of the Gaza Strip within 24 hours, ahead of a possible ground offensive, saying, the move violates international law.
“Forcing the Gazan people of 2.5 million, who have been under indiscriminate bombing and deprived collectively of electricity, water and food, to relocate in an extremely small area is a blatant breach of international law and inhumane,” the ministry said in a statement.
“We expect Israel to immediately reverse this grave mistake and immediately end its brutal and wholesale actions against the civilian population in Gaza,” it said.
Yesterday morning, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), citing safety concerns, ordered all civilians in the Gaza city, which houses one million residents, to relocate south within 24 hours, adding, they would be able to return to the city “only when another announcement permitting it is made.”
Hamas dismissed the order and urged citizens to stay.
The death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza and the West Bank totalled 1,843, while 6,638 others were wounded, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.
