Gaza – Saba:
Khan Younis Governorate in the Gaza Strip has witnessed an unprecedented wave of displacement, with over 150,000 Palestinian citizens forced to flee under catastrophic and dire humanitarian conditions.
This follows a comprehensive evacuation order issued by the Israeli enemy for Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, demanding that residents immediately relocate to the Al-Mawasi area on the western coast.
The Palestinian news agency "WAFA" reported on Thursday evening that since the beginning of the Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people on October 7, 2023, at least 1.9 million citizens—approximately 90% of the population—have been displaced across the Gaza Strip, according to United Nations data.
The agency added that many of them have been displaced repeatedly, some as many as 10 times or more. Since the occupation issued its latest evacuation orders, even more citizens have been forced to flee in search of the elusive safety within the Strip.
Testimonies from displaced individuals reflect the compounded dimensions of human suffering caused by war, displacement, and blockade.
Over nearly 20 months of genocide in Gaza, the Israeli enemy has targeted dozens of shelters, including schools, universities, hospital courtyards, and areas it falsely claimed were "safe," resulting in the martyrdom and injury of thousands of citizens, most of whom were children and women. The number of shelters and displacement centers targeted by the occupation has exceeded 235.
The Gaza Strip has been suffering from a catastrophic humanitarian and relief crisis, as well as severe famine, since the occupation closed border crossings on March 2 of this year, preventing the entry of food, medicine, aid, and fuel—while simultaneously escalating the intensity of the genocide it is committing against civilians.
Nearly 1.5 million citizens out of approximately 2.4 million in the Strip have been left homeless after their residences were destroyed by the genocidal war.
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