MSF: Israel violently 'emptying out' north Gaza of Palestinian life

The recent forced mass expulsion orders by the Israeli military in northern Gaza are turning the war-battered area into an "unliveable wasteland" and effectively emptying it out of Palestinian life, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday.

The orders, which coincide with a new intense ground and aerial assault, are "causing the forced displacement of people". 

"To make matters worse, no humanitarian supplies have been allowed to enter the area since 1 October," the MSF said in a statement. 

The Israeli military has also issued expulsion orders for three main hospitals in the area, which were operating at minimal capacity.
 
“The latest move to forcefully and violently push thousands of people from northern Gaza to the south is turning the north into a lifeless desert, while aggravating the situation in the south, where more than one million people have already been squeezed into a small portion of the Gaza Strip and live in deplorable conditions,” said Sarah Vuylsteke, MSF project coordinator in Gaza.

“Access to water, healthcare, and safety is already almost non-existent, and the thought of more people fitting into this space is impossible to imagine,” Vuylsteke added.

“People have been subjected to endless displacement and relentless bombing for the past 12 months. Enough is enough, this must stop now.”