Palestinians transport their belongings as they evacuate Gaza City towards southern areas of the coastal Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that its workers will remain in Gaza City despite calls from Israel's military for people to flee an assault it is mounting there.
"To civilians in Gaza: WHO and partners remain in Gaza City," WHO said on its X account.
WHO is appalled by the latest evacuation order, demanding that one million people move from Gaza City to a so-called "humanitarian zone” in the south designated by Israel.
"The zone has neither the size nor scale of services to support those already there, let alone new arrivals," the UN agency said.
"Crippled health system cannot afford to lose any of these remaining facilities," it added.
At least 16 Palestinians Martyred, Several Injured in Israeli Strikes Across Gaza
At least 16 Palestinians, including 11 from Gaza City, were martyred and others were injured since dawn on Thursday, as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' shelling of several areas in the Gaza Strip.
In the city of Rafah, two people were martyred by Israeli forces' fire while waiting to receive aid.
An Israeli airstrike on the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City, resulting in the martyrdom of two people and causing several injuries.
In the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, one Palestinian was martyred and others were injured when Israeli forces targeted a group of aid seekers north of the camp.
The death toll from the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 64,656 fatalities, with nearly 163,503 reported injured since October 7, 2023
