The Israeli military on Thursday said it had informed medical personnel and aid groups in northern Gaza to start making evacuation plans ahead of a military offensive to seize the area.
Israeli military officials this week informed “medical officials and international organizations in the northern Gaza Strip… to prepare for the evacuation of the population to the southern Gaza Strip”, read the statement released by the military.
The announcement comes as the defence ministry this week approved an offensive to capture Gaza City and ordered the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
According to the statement, the military had informed relevant parties in Gaza to begin making plans to relocate hospital equipment to the south.
“The officers emphasized to the medical officials that adjustments are being made to the hospital infrastructure in the south of the Strip to receive the sick and wounded, alongside an increased entry of necessary medical equipment,” said the statement.
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