by Middle East Eye News Staff at Middle East Eye
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An investigation by BBC analysed several incidents in which Israel instructed Palestinians in Gaza to relocate to another area, and then days later bombed areas near where they advised them to seek refuge.
The BBC investigated several of these Israeli warnings and subsequent bombings that took place south of the line Israel set for its order for Palestinians to flee.
Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said that the investigation confirmed the fears of many humanitarian groups, that Israel’s relocation order “was no humanitarian evacuation”.
Israel “attempted illegal forcible transfer to places with no safety, no accommodation, no water, no health care, nor relief,” Egeland said on X.
In response to the BBC, the Israeli military said it “called on civilians in Gaza to move south for their safety but will continue striking terrorist targets in all parts of Gaza”.