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We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours. Israel must rescind this order immediately. Demands for the population in its entirety to relocate in such an immediate manner put at risk the lives of those forced to flee. The Government of Israel has not provided any assurances for their safety while in transit or for the safety of civilians remaining in the Gaza Strip as fighting continues.

Maysara Rayyes, an emergency doctor and medical supervisor who had worked for Médecins du Monde for two years, was killed, along with several members of his family, when his building was bombed in Gaza on 5 November 2023.