CAIRO/GAZA: Israel issued a new evacuation order for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, forcing more families to flee, saying forces were planning an operation against militant groups. Hamas and others operating in the area. In recent days, Israel has issued a series of evacuation orders across Gaza, the most since the start of the 10-month conflict, prompting complaints from Palestinians, the United Nations and the emergency response responsibilities regarding the reduction of humanitarian zones and the absence of safe zones.
Deir Al-Balah municipality says 250,000 people have been displaced so far.
An Israeli military strike killed at least seven Palestinians on Monday, medics said. Two were killed in Deir Al-Balah, where about a million people have taken refuge, two in a school in Al-Nuseirat camp and three in the southern city of Rafah. near the border of Egypt.
The new order has forced many families and patients to leave Al-Aqsa Hospital, Deir Al-Balah's main medical facility, where hundreds of thousands of residents and displaced people have taken refuge, for fear of bombardment.
The hospital is close to the area covered by the evacuation notice.
Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a statement to X on Sunday night that the explosion about 250 meters (820 feet) from the MSF-supported Al-Aqsa hospital caused panic.
“As a result, MSF is considering whether to suspend wound care for the time being, while trying to maintain life-saving treatment.”
Out of around 650 patients, only 100 remain in the hospital, and seven in the intensive care unit, he said, citing the Gaza health ministry.
“This situation is unacceptable. Al Aqsa has been operating beyond capacity for weeks due to the lack of other options for patients. All warring parties must respect hospitals, as well as patients' access to treatment,” he said.
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Sawasn Abu Afesh said that she and her children have been displaced 11 times.
“I left half of my children near the furniture and now I am with my daughter and my daughter, only God can help us…I have no money for transportation I am going to the 17 area where my family is. my feet. I took my children and three were left. I don't know where,” said the woman.
The escalation comes with little hope of an end to the conflict as diplomacy by the mediators, Qatar, Egypt and the United States, has failed to close the gap between Israel and Hamas, which is its leader. they blamed the officials for the lack of conflict. agreement.
Neither Hamas nor Israel accepted the compromise presented by negotiators at talks in Cairo on Sunday, two Egyptian security sources said.
However, a senior US official said the talks were “constructive”, saying they were all set to reach a “final and workable agreement”.
Hamas official Osama Hamdan said the group rejected Israel's new measures during the talks, which the group did not attend, adding that US comments about the cease-fire agreement is imminent and aims to fulfill the objectives of the elections.
US President Joe Biden and his administration have faced growing protests in the US over aid to Israel ahead of the November election.
More than 40,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict, according to Gaza's health ministry. The crowded area has been evacuated and most of its 2.3 million residents have been repeatedly displaced and are facing shortages of food and medicine, the humanitarian agency said.
The war was sparked by a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, which killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli figures, and took more than 250 hostages.
