President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (MVČK) Mirjana Kolecičová on Saturday She condemned Israel’s plans for the mass evacuation of Gaza before his military cast, with such an evacuation cannot be safely carried out. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
“Under the current conditions, it is not possible for the mass evacuation of the city of Gaza to be a safe and dignified way,” She pointed out the festival in a statement. The plan of the Israeli army for the evacuation of the city of Gaza before his military cast was also described as “not only impossible but also incomprehensible”.
“Such an evacuation would trigger a massive movement of the population that can not absorb any area in the Gaza Strip due to the extensive destruction of civil infrastructure and extreme lack of food, water, shelter and medical care,” pointed out Pojjaričová.
Her statements came after that The Israeli army declared Gaza on Friday as a “dangerous combat zone”. The Israeli army did not call for an immediate evacuation, but its spokesman Avičaj ADRAI said on Wednesday that the evacuation of the city is “necessary”.
Israel is under increasing pressure at home and abroad to end the devastating offensive in Gaza, Where the vast majority of the population was displaced at least once and where the United Nations declared famine, AFP recalls.
The UN estimates that nearly a million people are currently living in Gaza Goverora with Gaza, which includes the city of Gaza and its surroundings in the north of the territory. Femjaričová said that any evacuation order “would be imposed on civilians who are already traumatized by the months of fighting and frightened from what could come on”.
“Many are unable to comply with evacuation orders because they starve, are sick, injured or suffer from physical disabilities,” She emphasized and added that “all civilians are protected by international humanitarian law, whether they are leaving or staying at home, and must be allowed to return home”.
Femjaričová stressed that “International humanitarian law requires Israel to do everything when issuing evacuation orders to ensure that civilians have satisfactory housing, hygiene, health, safety and nutritional conditions and that families are not distributed”.
“These conditions cannot be met in Gaza at present,” added. At the same time, it has repeatedly called for an immediate ceasefire and stated that “any further escalation of the conflict will only lead to further deaths, destruction and displacement”.
