Gaza’s Interior Ministry called on Palestinian civilians to ignore Israeli orders to evacuate their areas and move south, Anadolu reports.

“Israeli claims about the presence of safe zones in southern Gaza are lies as Israel commits crimes and massacres in all areas of the enclave,” the ministry said in a statement.

“We call on citizens in northern Gaza to ignore Israeli threats to evacuate their homes and head south,” it added.

The Israeli army issued new evacuation orders for Palestinian civilians in northern Gaza to leave their homes and move to areas designated by the Israeli army as a “safe zone” in central and southern Gaza.

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