A U.N. spokesman said such a movement would turn “what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation.”

Israel’s military has informed the United Nations that the entire population of northern Gaza should relocate to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours, the U.N. spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said late on Thursday night, adding that such a movement — involving over one million people — would lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences.”

“The same order applied to all U.N. staff and those sheltered in U.N. facilities — including schools, health centers and clinics,” Mr. Dujarric said.

The U.N. was told that the marker dividing the north from south was Wadi Gaza, the statement said.

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon in a closed consultation format

  • SARGEx117@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5111·
    1 year ago

    Imagine if some proud boys from the US were attacking Canadian civilians, after Canada has been occasionally striking the US and being quite excessive in its use of force.

    Then one day Mexico warns Canada that the proud boys might strike this location this week, so Canada pulls its security and guards, the proud boys attack, Canada loudly yells to everyone in the world “OH NO CANADA IS ATTACKING ME DO YOU GUYS SEE THIS SHIT?”

    And then Canada proceeds to bomb the absolute fuck out of EVERY city within 10 miles of the border. And then the refugees that are leaving the cities. And then telling them “hey we promise we won’t bomb you if you go this route” and then bomb that route. And sends troops into refugee camps in order to decide who is suddenly a proud boy…

    The world, as usual when it comes to Israel though, completely loses its minds.

    It’s like everyone is so afraid of being seen as a nazi, they won’t aim even the tiniest criticism toward a government/military. It strikes me as profoundly racist to conflate every Jewish person with the government of Israel, or that somehow Israel represents all jews. Imagine if I suggested Kenya speaks for all black people…

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      813·
      1 year ago

      This doesn’t make any damn sense. No one elected the proudboys to run the entire gov. The Palestinians did with Hamas. You’re acting like it’s a small group, when it’s not. A majority of Palestinians elected Hamas to represent them, and they support it.

      Now you can have the debate of is Israel the cause and is this response equal or if this was all a setup to start the war, but don’t act like Hamas is a minority and the people don’t support them.

      • fed0sine@lemm.eeEnglish
        91·
        1 year ago

        If I understand correctly, Hamas won their majority of parliamentary seats of Gaza’s government despite only having 1/3rd of the population casting votes for them.

        Source: this YouTube video by Task & Purpose (just found this channel and this video covering the conflict over the last few days seems remarkably unemotional and mostly unbiased.)

        https://youtu.be/lbSFJaFuWU0?si=ITFEngYEbsySW1nm&t=28m43s