Geneva/Gaza (dpa -AfX) – The International Committee from the Red Cross (IKRK) criticizes the evacuation of the city of Gaza, which is planned by Israel as currently “impenetrable”. “Under the current conditions, it is impossible to carry out a mass evacuation of the city of Gaza in a safe and dignified way,” said Ikrk boss Mirjana Spoljaric in a message.
Such a recovery of people from the north to the south would trigger a massive population movement that could not collect any area in the Gaza Strip. According to Spoljaric, the civilian infrastructure in the area is largely destroyed. There is also an “extreme lack of food, water, accommodation and medical care”.
The conditions for an evacuation of the population covered by humanitarian international law are currently not given, Spoljaric continued. This is why this is currently “not only unenforceable, but also incomprehensible”.
Israel emphasizes that as preparation for the planned military intake of the city of Gaza, he has already taken precautions for the residents’ reconciliation. Tents were delivered, and preparations for the establishment of humanitarian aid centers were also delivered, said a military spokesman recently. In the south of the Gaza Strip there are “extensive free space”./RME/DP/ZB