Israel's military has ordered an evacuation of more than one million people from northern Gaza within the next 24 hours, the United Nations has been told.
The development comes as Israel fiercely retaliates against Hamas after the terror group's mass incursion from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel this week, which has killed about 1,300 people so far.
Israel's military has ordered an evacuation of more than one million people from northern Gaza within the next 24 hours. Picture: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images"The United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
At least 1,500 people have been killed in Gaza following Israel's retaliatory strikes on the Hamas-ruled territory, which is home to about two million people. Gaza officials said the territory's power station has since shut down after running out of fuel, sparking concerns for local hospitals as many areas have been forced to rely on power generators, according to CNN. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Hamas will be"crushed" while speaking at a media conference on Thursday.
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