Israel issued evacuation orders for all of northern Gaza overnight in an effort to complete the ethnic cleansing of the remaining 300,000 civilians there

Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip issued a statement Sunday telling Palestinians in north Gaza not to obey Israeli threats and to move to the nearest neighboring residential area until the danger has passed so they can return to their homes as soon as possible.

“We affirm the falsehood of the occupation’s claims regarding the existence of safe areas in the southern Gaza Strip, as all governorates of the Strip are under attack, and the occupation is committing crimes and massacres against citizens in all areas without exception, including the tents of the displaced,” the statement said.

On 23 September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he was considering the so-called “generals’ plan” to lay total siege to northern Gaza and expel all its Palestinian residents.

In May, a coalition of Israeli settler groups enjoying government funding held a conference to discuss a “practical” plan to build the first Jewish settlements in Gaza.