Israel gave a million residents of the Gaza Strip a day to evacuate: UN warns of “catastrophe”

The Israeli army ordered residents of northern Gaza to evacuate to the south. The Israeli military has warned that residents of northern Gaza must move within 24 hours.

The United Nations said such an evacuation would displace more than a million people and lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences” .

UN asks Israel to cancel the order

UN Speaker Stephane Dujarric said the Organization “strongly called” for the order to be lifted to avoid turning “now already a tragedy into a catastrophic situation.”