“Palestinians are definitely refusing [the Israeli military’s plan to expand the Gaza offensive] and [are] against any new evacuation orders,” Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.

“They say they won’t repeat the mistake of evacuating to the southern part of the Strip, as they did in the early months of the war. They are very firm about not listening to any evacuation orders,” she said.

Some Palestinians even say they are willing to die in their land, in their neighbourhoods, rather than go through displacement again and again, Khoudary said.

“However, they are scared, stressed and terrified… They have already been through horrifying experiences during previous Israeli invasions.”